JC Schools virtual learning provider, parents report challenging start yet smooth first month
According to school board documents 1,363 students are enrolled. That is larger than 75% of the districts in Missouri.
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Mid-Missouri school districts confirm COVID-19 cases among students and teachers
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.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit high; fewer than 50 new cases reported
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Cole County Commission approves up to 12 new contact tracers for schools
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
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Jefferson City parent wants school district to change COVID-19 notification protocols
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.
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Jefferson City School District reports 45 COVID-19 cases after one month of in-person learning
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.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: JC School District reports 2 new facilities reporting their first COVID-19 case on campus
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MONDAY UPDATES: Death due to COVID-19 reported in three counties
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FRIDAY UPDATES: JC Schools reporting four new cases in district
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Cole County schools to decide if educators are considered essential workers
Under the provision, teachers and staff who are considered essential workers are allowed to return to work if they have been exposed to COVID-19, so long as they do not show coronavirus symptoms.
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Schools across Mid-Missouri provide free meals for students amid pandemic
Multiple Mid-Missouri school districts are making meals free to families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 31 new COVID-19 cases as MU classes begin
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Jefferson City School District in-person classes begin; virtual learning delayed
Students in the Jefferson City Public School District started their school year with new procedures to safeguard against COVID-19 Monday.
Continue Reading Time off and start dates are main questions during JC Schools question-and-answer session
The Jefferson City School District will host a “Back to JC Schools Re-entry Q&A” session via livestream late Friday morning.
Continue Reading WATCH LIVE: JC Schools re-entry plan calls for masks, social distancing
JC Schools released its re-entry plan for the 2020-2021 school year Wednesday morning.
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Historic Jefferson City school building to become apartment complex
The Jefferson City School Board unanimously approved the sale of the former Simonsen 9th Grade Center during a meeting Monday night.
Continue Reading Jefferson City Schools’ COVID-19 reopening plan comes before school board
The district is set to start classes on Aug. 24.
Continue Reading Jefferson City High School postpones graduation ceremony because of inclement weather
Jefferson City High School officials said its graduation ceremony scheduled for Friday night was postponed until Saturday because of inclement weather.
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COVID-19 will change how students ride school buses in the fall
Starting in the fall some Mid-Missouri public schools will have new regulations in place for students who use school buses.
Continue Reading Jefferson City Schools to release re-opening plan Wednesday after receiving staff and parent feedback
The district polled parents and staff about what they would like to see in the re-opening plan, providing a variety of options.
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