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Credit Laura Kraegel/KUCB Under the districts latest revision of its Smart Start 2020 plan, Unalaska students will once again return to their classrooms beginning Monday, Feb. 1.  The Unalaska School Board approved the districts revisions five to one at its special meeting on Monday. After suggesting opening schools later in the semester, Fernando Barrerra was the only board member to vote against moving forward with the districts revisions. Under the plan, cohorts of 10 or fewer students can ...

Stakeholders discuss possible plans to reopen schools in Unalaska January 21st |     As the city contends with potential widespread exposure to the coronavirus, Unalaskas schools have begun to determine if and how they will provide in-person learning opportunities to students. After the city made exceptions to its mandated 10-person gathering limit at a City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12, — allowing schools to use up to 50% of classroom occupancy, or 10 people per room, whichever i...

As the city contends with potential widespread exposure to the coronavirus, Unalaska's schools have begun to determine if and how they will provide in

Unalaska reestablishes hunker down order January 14th |     As Unalaskans are once again being asked to stay at home as much as possible after the city raised its coronavirus risk level to "high" last Thursday, students are left in limbo — awaiting transition to distance education. The city reported four cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 6, and since then, has confirmed three additional cases through contact tracing, according to City Manager Erin Reinders. "Unfortunately, at this point, we ...

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Credit Hope McKenney/KUCB UniSea is under partial lockdown and has shut down all non-essential work after four employees of the processing plant tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday.  Four "non-quarantined" individuals complained of not feeling well and were taken to the Iliuliuk Family and Health Services clinic where they tested positive, according to UniSea President and CEO Tom Enlow. "This raised our risk level to high and we sent everyone to their housing quarters and basically shut down...

Credit Berett Wilber/KUCB   Unalaska students and staff began their holiday break Monday and are scheduled to begin the new semester on Jan. 4. But what that semester will look like and whether or not students will return to their classrooms next month is still undecided. After the City of Unalaska moved into the high coronavirus risk threshold in late November due to potential widespread exposure of the community to the virus, school staff began home-based instruction and the district closed ...