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Chickasha board approves one-time emergency leave after wide staff illness
Summary
The Board of Education approved an emergency leave day for all staff after a spike in employee illnesses left many positions unfilled; district leaders said the action was based on existing emergency-leave policy tied to prior COVID-era protocols.
The Board of Education of Chickasha Public Schools voted to declare a one-time emergency leave for district employees after administrators reported a widespread outbreak of staff illnesses that left essential positions unfilled.
Superintendent (name not specified) told the board the district reached the threshold for emergency action when absenteeism among essential staff — including teachers, paraprofessionals, transportation and child nutrition employees — produced a high unfilled rate for substitute coverage. "We hit that on Wednesday last week, which is 30% of our essential staff members out primarily looking at teaching…
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