Jefferson City School District Archives

FRIDAY UPDATES: Pettis and Cole County report 100+ new cases

November 6, 2020 8:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

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THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports record 129 COVID-19 cases

November 5, 2020 8:48 AM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Local districts report COVID-19 cases

November 4, 2020 10:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: CPS and other districts report new COVID-19 cases

October 28, 2020 10:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

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The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Local school districts provide update on COVID-19

October 22, 2020 8:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

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JC Schools confident in staffing level as Missouri continues to battle substitute teacher shortage

October 22, 2020 7:22 PM Connor Hirsch

As Jefferson City Middle School students are set to return to their classrooms next week, Missouri is continuing to battle staffing issues forcing many districts to go virtual.

Multiple schools in Jefferson City found violating food code during September inspections

October 14, 2020 10:35 AM Molly Stawinoga

Four of the five schools in Jefferson City Public School District that were inspected during the month of September were found to be violating the Jefferson City Food Code.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri’s COVID-19 public health dashboard updated for first time since Saturday

October 14, 2020 11:02 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Jefferson City Schools decides to not shorten quarantine time for employees

October 12, 2020 3:30 PM Connor Hirsch

School board will review whether teachers should be considered essential workers.

Jefferson City middle schools prepare for temporary move to online-only classes

October 8, 2020 3:20 PM Zola Crowder

The district said it’s making the move because of COVID-19-related staffing shortages.

Jefferson City middle schools temporarily transition to distance learning

October 7, 2020 6:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City School District sent a letter home to families of Lewis & Clark and Thomas Jefferson Middle School students Wednesday as they get ready to temporarily transition to distance learning due to staff shortages. The school district says this is due to an increase in the number of staff members

JC Schools virtual learning provider, parents report challenging start yet smooth first month

September 29, 2020 6:39 PM Connor Hirsch

According to school board documents 1,363 students are enrolled. That is larger than 75% of the districts in Missouri.

Mid-Missouri school districts confirm COVID-19 cases among students and teachers

September 28, 2020 11:52 AM Zach Boetto

Some Mid-Missouri school districts have been hit with new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks leading officials to tap into safety protocols from local health departments.

University of Missouri updates mask policy

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit high; fewer than 50 new cases reported

September 25, 2020 8:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Cole County Commission approves up to 12 new contact tracers for schools

September 22, 2020 7:08 PM Connor Hirsch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission approved the hiring of up to 12 new contact tracers that will specifically work to watch the spread of COVID-19 in schools in Cole County. This comes after school leaders across the county, both public and private, asked the commission to consider hiring more with CARES Act

Jefferson City parent wants school district to change COVID-19 notification protocols

September 22, 2020 3:34 PM Riane Cleveland

Marcus Penn said his family wasn’t made aware his daughter had been in the same classroom with a COVID-19 positive person until she first started showing symptoms.

Jefferson City School District reports 45 COVID-19 cases after one month of in-person learning

September 17, 2020 6:33 PM Connor Hirsch

There have been individual students, staff and faculty that have either come down with the virus or quarantining because of exposure. As of the latest release on Thursday, 45 members of the district have gotten sick, while 56 have been identified as close contacts and asked to stay home.