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Schools to close Wednesday and Thursday because of staff illness, official says
Summary
An unidentified school official announced that schools will be closed Wednesday and Thursday because of widespread staff absences attributed to illness; the district will use NTI days and plans to resume in-person classes Friday after deep cleaning.
An unidentified school official announced that schools will be closed on Wednesday and Thursday because of widespread staff absences attributed to illness and that the district will use nontraditional instruction (NTI) days before reopening on Friday.
The official said staff attendance remained low, noting "we had over a 30 absences today," and that several staff members had already requested leave for the following day. "We feel like it's the best decision to go ahead and close school for Wednesday and Thursday," the official said.
District leaders said the two-day pause will allow custodial crews to perform deep cleaning and additional disinfecting at the highest level possible. "We plan to be back in school on Friday," the official said, adding that Wednesday will be NTI day number 5 and Thursday NTI day number 6.
The official urged anyone who is ill to rest and seek medicine as needed and said the pause should give staff and students time to recover. "Hopefully, this will give everyone a few days to rest, get some medicine, and get to feeling better so that we can really finish out the week, strong," the official said.
No formal vote or written order was presented in the recorded remarks; the announcement was conveyed as a staffing and safety decision by district staff.
