Treasure Valley school districts: Masks still optional following recent national and state recommendations
Other infection-prevention measures are going to allow us to keep kids in schools, said a spokesperson for the West Ada district. Author: Katija Stjepovic (KTVB) Updated: 6:24 PM MDT July 21, 2021
BOISE, Idaho School districts across the Treasure Valley have decided to make masks optional as many gear up for the new school year to begin in less than one month.
The Boise, Kuna, West Ada, Caldwell and Nampa school districts all decided to lift their mask mandates following the CDC recommendation on July 9, which said unvaccinated staff and students should wear masks in a school setting.
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) – Idaho schools did not know about, or report, more than half of COVID-19 cases among students in the last school year, according to an Idaho Capital Sun data analysis. More than 16,000 school-aged children in Idaho had COVID-19 between the first week of September and May 22. But the statewide […]
West Ada School District, which has more than 35,000 students in 49 schools, was included in the fallout from Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin's executive order.
West Ada parents asking for masks to be optional by the end of the school year
Parents plan to attend the upcoming board of trustees meeting asking for a change in mask policy for the last two weeks of the year. Author: Tristan Lewis Updated: 5:17 PM MDT May 5, 2021
MERIDIAN, Idaho With only a month-and-a-half left in the school year, some West Ada School District parents seek to make a change regarding masks before school lets out. Good people can disagree on important issues, said parent David Binetti.
Masks are part of the West Ada current dress code, which will last at a minimum through the end of the 2020-2021 school year.
Idaho lawmakers introduce bill to fund all-day kindergarten
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The Idaho House of Representatives debates a constitutional amendment in the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. A constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho Legislature to call itself back into session has passed the House and is headed to the Senate. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)
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NAMPA, Idaho â Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill that would fully fund all-day kindergarten programs in the state.
The state only funds half-day kindergarten programs, the Idaho Press reported Friday. As a result, school districts must pool together money from their general funds and other sources to pay for a full-day kindergarten program.