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May 10, 2021 5:31 PM Connor Sarles
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Coeur d’Alene Schools lifted the mask mandate on April 19.
Due to two recent outbreaks, Woodland Middle School and Lake City High now join Canfield Middle School in two-week mask mandates.
School officials says ninth- and tenth-graders have to go back to wearing masks due to a cluster of seven COVID cases, caused by in-school transmission.
#BreakingUpdate: The Coeur d’Alene School district just announced a 2-week return to masks for all 8th grade students and staff at Woodland Middle School. This means 2 schools in the district are now required to wear masks again because of recent Covid outbreaks. @kxly4news
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April 20, 2021 6:27 PM Destiny Richards
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Last night, the school board voted 3–2 to make them only ‘strongly recommended’.
Even though CDC guidelines and guidance from Panhandle Health strongly encourage masks to limit the spread of COVID in schools, the board made their decision based on how COVID is directly affecting Coeur d’Alene schools right now.
“I see the cases as pretty steady overall and I would still be in favor of moving to ‘strongly recommended, ” said board trustee Casey Morrisroe.
Just like the decision to move to five days of in-person learning.
“The numbers were low then, it was time to move and we did make that move,” said board chair Jennifer Brumley. “The numbers are low now. It is time, in my opinion, to make that move.”
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It s time for the recruiting decision Gonzaga men s basketball fans have been waiting for.
Chet Holmgren, the top ranked recruit in the 2021 class, announced on Saturday that he will decide what college he will be committing to on Monday at 9 a.m.
Holmgren has won several national high school player of the year awards this season. The seven-foot-one forward has an all-rounded game with inside scoring, outside scoring and strong rim protection.
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