Brett Elliott, superintendent at Clark County Schools, appeared to blame gatherings over the Halloween weekend for a recent increase in COVID-19 infections, though the letter went out prior to Halloween. | Unsplash
Brett Elliott, superintendent at Clark County Schools, appeared to blame gatherings over the Halloween weekend for a recent increase in COVID-19 infections, though the letter went out prior to Halloween. | Unsplash
Stark County Schools recently took a long break from classes in the hope it will have a positive effect on reducing the recent string of positive COVID-19 cases, stated a report from the Journal Star.
The Junior-Senior High School has had six students test positive for the novel coronavirus in recent weeks, resulting in a total of 45 students and staff being quarantined and monitored over concern they would test positive, according to the story.
Superintendent Brett Elliott sent a letter out explaining the decision to give students and staff a long weekend by turning the Monday prior to Election Day into a remote planning day for staff, according to the Journal Star.
In the letter sent out prior to Halloween, Elliott chastised parents for permitting their children to enjoy the as-yet-to-occur holiday, appearing to blame the infections that occurred up to two weeks before Halloween on Halloween gatherings and celebrations, according to the Journal Star.
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