The Fox C-6 School District will expand in-class instruction for students in all grade levels from two days a week to four days a week when the second semester starts Jan. 19, Superintendent Nisha Patel announced during the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday (Dec. 15).
The first semester ends Jan. 15, and after a scheduled day off for Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 18, classes will resume Jan. 19.
Ever since the school year started on Aug. 27, about 8,500 of its 11,163 students have been enrolled in the districtâs Flexible Learning Plan, with about half of those attending class in person on Mondays and Tuesdays and the other half on Thursdays and Fridays.
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COVID-19 pandemic stressing hospitals. Is there a breaking point?
What are hospitals breaking points? By Josh Gauntt | December 16, 2020 at 10:58 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 7:25 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The pandemic is stressing the healthcare system locally with ICUâs filling up, staffing challenges and other issues. We asked health experts if thereâs a breaking point.
For days now, less than 10% of adult and COVID ICUâs have been available in Jefferson County. At one point last week, only 1 ICU was available.
Hospitals are also making more room to treat patients while dealing with staffing challenges. More than 600 COVID-19 patients are being treated in Birmingham area hospitals. Thatâs a 50% increase over the maximum number of patients from the summer. We asked Jefferson Countyâs health officer how much more can the healthcare system take?