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I am taking this time to address parent concerns I have seen on social media regarding the wearing of masks. We know this is a hot topic that has become very political. The school finds itself in a no win situation. Certainly there are conflicting points of view among experts on whether or not masks are the way to go. We will continue to enforce masking requirements not because we are picking sides but because we want kids to remain in school. Our first and most important priority is to keep...
In order to accomplish our goal of keeping Sidney Public School students in school, we are making some modifications to the classroom social distancing plans for grades 5-12. The Panhandle Public Health Department is firm on this element: In order to avoid being required to quarantine in the event of positive cases of COVID-19, students must wear masks when maintaining a six foot distance from their peers is not possible. Moving forward, in classes where student population and classroom space...
