Rochester Public Schools sees decrease in quarantine numbers, masks still required despite executive order
A statement from the Minnesota Department of Education clarified that through the end of the 2020-21 school year (last teacher contact day), masks must continue to be worn by everyone inside school buildings or on a school bus. 2:28 pm, May 14, 2021 ×
For the first time since secondary students returned to in-person learning, the numbers of quarantined students has decreased in
According to the district s COVID-19 dashboard, there were 21 new cases of COVID during the week of May 3-9. During the same period, there were 432 students and staff in quarantine. The number of people in quarantine was down by more than 200 from the week before when it hit a high of 651.
Overrun with COVID-19, John Adams Middle School moves eighth graders to distance learning for two weeks
This marks the first time since Rochester students returned to in-person learning that an entire grade at a school has had to revert back to distance learning. 5:08 pm, May 7, 2021 ×
John Adams Middle School announced Friday that it would move its eighth grade class to distance learning for two weeks due to an increase in COVID-related absences.
Rochester Public SchoolsCommunications Director Heather Nessler was unable to quantify what percentage of the eighth-grade class was in quarantine or ill. But, she said it was large enough to justify the decision.