Education

County Health Director Kayla Bebout advised the school district to follow the guidance for remote instruction when the county's incidence rate went into the critical red level as defined by the state Department of Education and the Department of Public Health.

Since Tuesday, the number of people in the district under quarantine has doubled, while the number of positive cases has grown from 10 to 24.

Sixty-eight students and staff combined had to quarantine, according to the district report, but only three of those cases were a result of being a close contact to someone with COVID-19 in a school setting, according to the superintendent.

Nearly one-third of the district’s 8,710 students are already enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy or signed up this week to opt out of in-person instruction.

Superintendent Chris Bentzel will propose students return to the classroom soon after Labor Day, with the exception of those enrolled in the Virtual Learning Academy.