SR goes online; KC returns to the classroom
Slippery Rock School District's move to virtual learning Thursday due to COVID-19 will continue through next week, as Karns City School District students returned to the classroom.
“In our district, we currently have positive cases in all four of our buildings, and we're seeing a large number of students who need to quarantine,” said Susan Miller, Slippery Rock assistant superintendent.
Slippery Rock's move to virtual learning affects all grades, kindergarten through 12th. Miller said many students and staff are quarantining, which was a big factor in the decision.
“We're seeing more positive cases of kids who didn't have symptoms, and that's concerning,” she said.
Miller said the students have moved to its Google Classrooms virtual platform until at least Thursday. On Wednesday, teachers have an Act 80 in-service day.
“Our teachers have done a great job in getting lessons out there,” Miller said. “We also distributed technology out there for people who needed it.”
Miller said the administration will reassess the situation Monday based on county and districtwide COVID-19 data.
“We take it one day at a time,” she said.
As one school moves to remote, another county school made its return.
Karns City High School students returned to the building Monday, according to Principal Mike Stimac on Friday.He said there were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the school.Stimac reported one bus driver had tested positive, but that it did not impact the high school. The positive case could affect Chicora Elementary School, so the administration will identify possible close contacts.On Wednesday, an individual at the Chicora Elementary School reported testing positive for COVID-19 last Monday.The district's elementary schools will continue to operate in-person; however, the students who are quarantining should continue to quarantine until their return date.
These schools are not alone in coping with the latest surge of COVID-19.On Friday, Butler Area School District reaffirmed its secondary students would remain in remote instruction through next week while its kindergarten through sixth-grade students would continue to attend class in-person.Other county districts that have some schools closed due to the virus include Ryan Gloyer Middle School in Seneca Valley, which has plans to reopen Wednesday, and Mars Area High School, which has plans to reopen Monday.Meanwhile, Moniteau, Allegheny-Clarion Valley and the Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School had all of their buildings closed through Friday.<i>Community editor Eric Freehling contributed to this report.</i>
