LOCAL NEWS | MAY 11, 2021May 11, 2021 in News
As of Monday, there are four (4) active positive COVID-19 cases in the Mifflin County School District. Officials sent a letter to parents yesterday regarding COVID-19 and the Wolf Administration’s plan to lift COVID restrictions on May 31
st. The school district plans to notify parents of future plans upon receiving information from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The hope is to obtain the information as soon as possible to help students and parents plan and prepare for commencement, which is scheduled for Thursday, June 3rd at 6:00 pm.
In addition to proposed constitutional amendment questions, the May 18th primary election ballot features a referendum regarding low-interest loans for municipal fire and ambulance companies. The Commonwealth already has a loan program in place that was established in 1976 to provide funding support for volunteer emergency response organizations. The referendum simply asks vote
From staff reports
LEWISTOWN Mifflin County High School will be closed through Sunday and students will engage in remote learning for the rest of the week after Mifflin County School District administration were contacted on Tuesday by officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
According to a letter from MCSD chief operations officer Vance Varner, which was sent to parents via the district’s Skylert messaging system, the health department made the recommendation to close because it is concerned there are more COVID-19 cases among high school students that are not yet symptomatic.
The district reports that since April 10, a total of 23 students have reported testing positive for COVID-19 and that currently 133 MCHS students are quarantined.
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LEWISTOWN An incident that occurred Thursday morning prompted administrators at Mifflin County School District to be proactive in preventing student and staff injuries.
Chief Operations Officer Vance Varner described to the district’s board of directors, during its regular voting meeting, an incident that occurred on a school bus in which an elementary student was taken to the hospital after a fire extinguisher was accidentally engaged and emptied.
After emergency crews arrived on scene, they found the pin of the fire extinguisher had wiggled loose and that the extinguisher did not have a plastic retaining strap to hold the pin in place.
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