County School Board Votes 5-4 Against Sending K-5 Back To School; But Approves Telling Supt. Johnson To Get Students Back As Quickly And Safely As Possible
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The County School Board, after two and a half hours of often heated discussion, voted 5-4 against a plan that would have put students in K-5 back in school four days a week.
However, the board afterwards unanimously supported a resolution initiated by Chairman Joe Wingate that directs Supt. Bryan Johnson to come up with plans that get students back into the classroom "as quickly and as safely as possible."
Chairman Wingate said, "This allows Dr. Johnson to look at options as the COVID-19 numbers come down."