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As of the Knoxville Community School District’s most recent update on absentee numbers, 0.82 percent of students are absent due to a positive COVID-19 test. 2.65 percent of students are absent due to illness of any kind.
One-point-75 percent of school staff were absent due to a positive test, while 2.84 percent were absent due to general illness or quarantining. The positivity rate in Marion County is at 17 percent, which is above the 15 percent threshold which indicates that schools can apply for a waiver to request remote learning. All of these values are slightly higher than last week’s update. Superintendent Cassi Pearson says that this slight increase is likely due to the recent Thanksgiving holiday and winter sports taking place, and encourages safe practices throughout the upcoming winter break.