Health care providers, mental health professionals, school personnel and community members are invited to attend a free online symposium discussion on social connectedness presented by Kane Health Counts on Thursday, Oct. 6.
No more having to seat students 3 feet apart. No more mandatory universal masking in schools or COVID testing. Thousands of suburban students are heading back to classrooms starting this week as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have eased. Yet, health officials are concerned how school leaders will handle the full return to in-person learning amid lingering COVID variants and the threat of monkeypox spreading.