The Churchill County School District announced last week that students in grades K-8 wearing a face covering inside buildings is advisable, but face coverings are still mandatory on school transportation.
According to Superintendent Dr. Summer Stephens, Churchill County High School, though, is still considered an outbreak school and because of that designation, face coverings are still required. The school district will revisit the face covering requirement near the end of the month.
All staff members, however, are still required to wear face coverings inside the buildings.
At the last school board meeting and in Friday’s newsletter to parents, Stephens clarified the state’s exclusion rule with the Nevada Health and Human Services:
“The 10 day exclusion rule (see the health protocols here for more details) begins AFTER the student is no longer exposed to a COVID-19 positive individual. This means that if there are members of the household that continue to be exposed due to normal living arrangements, those members’ 10 days begin after the initial person with the virus has been quarantined for 10 days. DHHS will put more clarity into their document that some people have been pulling up online.”
For the past month, Stephens said COVID-19 cases have been decreasing in the schools.
CCMS Parent Engagement Meeting
Churchill County Middle School is offering this meeting on Thursday at two times, 9 a.m. or 5 p.m., to give parents an option so they can attend. There is no signup.
The purpose of this meeting is to inform school partners of Continuous Improvement Process (CIP), gather school partner feedback for School Performance Plan Roadmap incorporation and continue transparency between the school’s improvement process and the community. For questions, call CCMS at 775-423-7701.
Canned food drive
Members of the CCHS National Honor Society and FFA organizations are collecting canned food to donate to Fallon’s local food pantries. Members have distributed flyers to local neighborhoods they will be trick or treating in.
If you did not receive a flyer in your neighborhood but wish to donate, contact Monica Fairbanks at 775-423-2181 or fairbanksm@churchillcsd.com.
