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Hourly rate for school nursing contracts could rise
DARLINGTON – With the pandemic last year and schools trying to reopen, it was discovered that many school districts across Wisconsin don’t have a full-time nurse, that according to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Most of the schools in Lafayette County count on the Lafayette County Health Department Public nurses to assist in that situation, which is not common in Wisconsin. Black Hawk is the only school district in the county that has their own nursing service.
Health Department Committee chair Bob Boyle stated that the health department is doing a service for the schools and trying to save them money by having the public health nurses go into the schools for a few hours per week.
Lessening restrictions in the district brought up
DARLINGTON – The Darlington Community School District’s Board of Education discussed the possibility of loosening the restrictions in both buildings.
Lafayette County Health Director Julie Leibfried spoke with the board and answered some questions brought forth by superintendent Cale Jackson.
She began by telling the board that all of their teachers who wanted to be vaccinated were on Thursday, March 4, along with every district in Lafayette County, which did take place.
Jackson asked if students still need to wear masks when they go outside at recess.
Leibfried stated they do as long as the students are coming within six feet of each other for more than 15 minutes.
Lagging effect of Nov. surge upon us Lafayette Co. halts releasing age-specific data
MONROE We’re seeing the impact of November’s surge of new coronavirus cases in current hospitalizations and deaths, Green County’s public health officer said Dec. 21.
“We tend to see a lagging effect of hospitalizations and deaths. Sometimes the impacts of those positive cases are realized three or four weeks later,” RoAnn Warden said. “Some individuals who test positive and have a more difficult time of fighting off their infections can remain hospitalized for weeks, even, until they’re able to be discharged.”
Although the daily number of active confirmed cases has decreased a bit in December in Green County, hospitalizations are higher than ever. For most of the pandemic, Green County typically reported one to three hospitalized at a time. In recent weeks, that number has kept creeping up and reached a high of 13. As of Dec. 21, nine residen