Schools are trying their best to limit the number of cases and keep their kids safe.
But parents from one local school district want policies to change despite seeing an increase in cases.
During a school board meeting this week, parents in the Holmen School District showed up to share their thoughts on the district’s mask and quarantine policies.
One parent suggested, “Healthy kids go to school, sick kids stay home. This virus isn’t going anywhere. Let’s learn to live with it instead of reacting to it”
A letter sent Friday from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services said people younger than 18 make up the majority of new COVID-19 cases in the state.
Most of the vaccination gains on Saturday involved people receiving their second dose.
The Minnesota Department of Health reported that half of the people eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in the northeastern part of the state have completed their vaccine series.
That s 42% of the entire population when factoring in children below the age of 16.
In Ashland, Bayfield and Douglas counties, 38% of the area s population has completed their vaccine series.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services does not track the percentage of people age 16 and older who are vaccinated.
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