A lot of questions remain about the safety of school being open during the pandemic, with COVID cases surging the last couple weeks. The Anderson County Junior and Senior High moved to online learning until Thursday and West Franklin has gone to Online School until after Thanksgiving. However, USD 290 Superintendent Dr. Ryan Cobbs, says that the Kansas Education Department has deemed school safer than being at home and there are some reasons behind that:
He adds that Interim Health Director, Nick Robbins, agrees that the schools are not creating the environments that is spreading the virus. However, he didn’t rule out the possibility that Ottawa School may need to take breaks.
