ACSD#1 To Keep COVID-19 Precautions Til End of School Year
The Albany County School District #1 (ACSD#1) Board of Trustees voted in a special session to continue COVID-19 mitigation strategies, including the use of face coverings, through the end of the 2020-21 school year.
The Wyoming Department of Health will end its statewide health order that requires mask use and physical distancing requirements in K-12 schools on May 31, however, specific protocols for school safety can be made at a district level.
Dr. Jean Allais, the Albany County Health Officer, recommends that schools in Albany County continue these mitigation strategies through the end of the school year.
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Beatrice Price and her brother, Leon, died of COVID-19 within less than two weeks of each other.
High school students in northern Chautauqua County and Gowanda High School who are considering employment in education or a closely related field can now apply for two new scholarships that are being offered in honor of Beatrice and Leon Price, respectively, both Dunkirk residents who recently died as a result of COVID-19.
Applicants must be in the upper third of their graduating class and submit the application to the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation by May 17. Applications are available from high school guidance offices or by contacting the Scholarship Coordinator, Victoria Howell-Siracuse at vhowell@nccfoundation.org.”
ACSD1 Moving to Tier 1 After Spring Break
The trustees spent over an hour discussing the motion.
One topic under consideration was the upcoming availability of vaccines for teachers and staff, and how that would affect reopening.
Trustees cited the opinions of Dr. Alexia Harrist, the State Health Officer, and Dr. Jean Allais, the Albany County Health Officer. Both doctors agreed that it is safe for schools to move forward with Tier I.
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Starting Feb. 1, the University of Wyoming will offer a limited number of free COVID-19 diagnostic tests to members of the public who aren’t displaying symptoms of the infection.
The saliva-based tests, developed for the university’s surveillance testing program for students and employees, are processed by UW’s Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory and typically produce results within 24 hours. They’re being offered as a service to the Albany County community, particularly those who are uninsured or unable to afford COVID-19 tests from other providers.
“From the beginning, we have wanted to be able to provide COVID-19 testing as a public service. Thanks to the great work of our vet med lab in developing our own in-house program, I am pleased to say that we are now able to make this testing available to members of our local community,” UW President Ed Seidel says. “Following the lead of the governor’s office and state Department of Health in providing