York County school districts launch summer meal programs to feed kids
York Dispatch
With food insecurity rates rising across Pennsylvania, several local school districts have started free summer meal programs to get food to families in need.
At least seven of York County s 16 public school districts are advertising summer meal programs on their websites, all of which have already launched or will launch next week.
The COVID-19 pandemic elevated the need for these programs as food insecurity levels rose statewide. According to the nonprofit Communities In Schools of Pennsylvania, food insecurity for children in the state rose from 15% to 35% during the pandemic, partially due to the increase in at-home learning limiting food access in some households.
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West York, South Western temporarily close schools due to COVID-19
York Dispatch
Two schools in the West York Area School District and another in South Western School District closed Tuesday because of a rise in COVID-19 cases, marking four local school closures in two days.
West York officials announced Monday that West York Area High School and Wallace Elementary would be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, with students following a remote learning model until returning to class Thursday.
South Western High School will be closed until Monday, according to a district letter.
West York s COVID-19 dashboard shows the high school has recorded four cases and the elementary has recorded three cases in the last 14 days. South Western High School has recorded 11 confirmed cases in the last 14 days according to the district s dashboard as of Tuesday.
Weigelstown Elementary in Dover closed for three days after COVID-19 spike
York Dispatch
Weigelstown Elementary students will be working from home for three days this week after the Dover Area School District saw a spike in COVID-19 cases linked to the building.
The school closed Monday after recording six COVID-19 cases within 14 days, according to the district s online dashboard. In a letter to Weigelstown families, Superintendent Tracy Krum said the building will reopen to students Thursday.
The cases at the elementary school make up more than half of all the cases recorded across Dover in the last two weeks. According to the dashboard, the district has recorded 10 cases total over its seven buildings in the last 14 days.