West Ada Decision

THE WEST ADASCHOOL DISTRICTBOARD ALSO VOTESTO PUSH BACK THEFIRST DAY OFSCHOOL TOSEPTEMBER EIGHTH..WHILE ALSOAPPROVING A PLANALLOWING SCHOOLTO OPEN--EVENUNDER THE REDCATEGORY.AS WE'VEREPORTED... THAT'STHE MOST SEVERE...OF THE THREECATEGORIES OFCOMMUNITY SPREADOUTLINED BYCENTRAL DISTRICTHEALTH... TO HELPINFORM SCHOOLDISTRICT DECISION-MAKING.RED INDICATESSUBSTANTIALCOMMUNITYTRANSMISSION...WITH UNKNOWNSOURCES OFOUTBREAKS... ANDNO SIGN OFSTABILIZATION ORDECLINE INHEALTHCARE LOADS.THE LATEST UPDATEFROM C-D-H PLACESALL ADA COUNTYSCHOOLS IN THATRED CATEGORY.EVEN IN SUCHCONDITIONS...STUDENTS IN WESTADA MAY STILL HAVEPHYSICAL CLASSESUNDER THISAPPROVED DECISION."WHEN COMMUNITYSPREAD FROM CDHIS LISTED INCATEGORY 3 RED WEFEEL LIKE ALL OFOUR OPERATIONALBUILDING PLANSRIGHT NOWREGARDING HOW TOHANDLE PASSINGPERIODS TO LUNCHTO DISMISSAL TOBUSSING ANALTERNATING DAYSCHEDULE WE FEELVERY STRONGLY WECAN DO THAT AT ALEVEL THAT'S GOINGTO ALLOW US TOCONTINUE TO HAVESCHOOL AND NOTNEGATIVELY IMPACTOUR COMMUNITYSPREAD."THIS IS NOT THEFINAL PLAN AND THEBOARD WILL MEETAGAIN ON AUGUST25TH TO DETERMINEWHAT LEVEL OFOPERATION TO OPENUNDER INSEPTEMBER