Southwest, Wheaton schools take "wellness break"
November 4, 2020
Sheila Harris
According to Southwest R-V Schools superintendent, Dr. Tosha Tilford, students in the district will not be attending in-person classes this week, due to a shortage of bus drivers.
“We hope to be back in class again next Monday,” Tilford said. “We’re working on a plan to run our bus routes with a limited number of drivers, so we can make that happen.”
According to Tilford, the Southwest R-V School District currently runs 12 bus routes.
“Even though it will involve more time, we’re looking at the possibility of some bus drivers running more than one route,” she said.
As of Monday, November 2, Southwest R-V had six staff members and 20 students quarantined, with contact-tracing still in progress, Tilford said.
Wheaton R-III Schools, too, are on wellness break, which began Monday, November 2, and continues through November 10, according to district superintendent Dr. Trish Wilson.
“We hope to be back in class by November 11,” she said.
“Teachers are teaching virtually, from home, while the school building undergoes deep cleaning,” she added.
“The Wheaton district currently has 15 staff members who have tested positive, and approximately 100 students who have either tested positive or are quarantined for possible exposure to a positive case,” she said.
“We were doing pretty good for a while, but, during the past week, it seems like the virus just exploded,” she added.
As of Monday, November 2, the Cassville R-IV COVID-19 dashboard showed four active school-related cases of COVID-19, with 72 students and/or staff in quarantine.
“We believe transitioning to our blended-learning schedule made a huge difference in bringing those numbers down,” Asbill said. “We’re currently waiting for results of a parent survey to make the decision whether to continue with the blended schedule or not.”
According to Asbill, classes at the Early Childhood Development Center were scheduled to resume on November 2 after closing due to COVID-19-related staff shortages earlier in the fall.
According to Southwest R-V Schools superintendent, Dr. Tosha Tilford, students in the district will not be attending in-person classes this week, due to a shortage of bus drivers.
“We hope to be back in class again next Monday,” Tilford said. “We’re working on a plan to run our bus routes with a limited number of drivers, so we can make that happen.”
According to Tilford, the Southwest R-V School District currently runs 12 bus routes.
“Even though it will involve more time, we’re looking at the possibility of some bus drivers running more than one route,” she said.
As of Monday, November 2, Southwest R-V had six staff members and 20 students quarantined, with contact-tracing still in progress, Tilford said.
Wheaton R-III Schools, too, are on wellness break, which began Monday, November 2, and continues through November 10, according to district superintendent Dr. Trish Wilson.
“We hope to be back in class by November 11,” she said.
“Teachers are teaching virtually, from home, while the school building undergoes deep cleaning,” she added.
“The Wheaton district currently has 15 staff members who have tested positive, and approximately 100 students who have either tested positive or are quarantined for possible exposure to a positive case,” she said.
“We were doing pretty good for a while, but, during the past week, it seems like the virus just exploded,” she added.
As of Monday, November 2, the Cassville R-IV COVID-19 dashboard showed four active school-related cases of COVID-19, with 72 students and/or staff in quarantine.
“We believe transitioning to our blended-learning schedule made a huge difference in bringing those numbers down,” Asbill said. “We’re currently waiting for results of a parent survey to make the decision whether to continue with the blended schedule or not.”
According to Asbill, classes at the Early Childhood Development Center were scheduled to resume on November 2 after closing due to COVID-19-related staff shortages earlier in the fall.
