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WLCSC back to school plan met with mixed feelings by parents
It requires that unvaccinated students and staff from Kindergarten through sixth grade wear a mask while at school.
Posted: Jul 13, 2021 5:06 PM
Updated: Jul 13, 2021 6:25 PM
Posted By: Samantha Thieke
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) Some parents aren t happy about the West Lafayette Community School Corporation s back to school plans.
As we ve reported, the plan was passed by the school board last night.
It requires that unvaccinated students and staff in Kindergarten through sixth grade wear a mask while at school.
Masks are recommended for vaccinated staff, and vaccinated students in that age range won t be required to wear a mask.
West Lafayette School Corporation board meeting Monday (WBAA News/Ben Thorp)
The West Lafayette Community School Corporation board unanimously approved a school reopening plan Monday night requiring K-6 students to wear masks while in school.
Both unvaccinated students and staff in K-6 schools will be required to wear masks, and vaccinated staff will be encouraged to continue masking.
In grades 7-12 masks will be encouraged but not required for either staff or students regardless of their vaccination status.
The CDC currently recommends continued masking in schools for those who aren’t fully vaccinated. The majority of K-6 students are not yet eligible for a vaccine.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. One of the last group photos of Rocky Killion s 14-year tenure as superintendent of West Lafayette Community School Corporation involved a selection of band students playing a school fight song.
The ensemble seemed an appropriate sendoff for a celebrated educator whose start more than three decades earlier came as a choir and band director in Ohio.
Killion, who announced his retirement last month, has been the WLCSC superintendent since 2007. Ross Sloat, chief financial officer, was named interim superintendent starting July 1, by unanimous vote Wednesday night. I am thankful to the Lord for his grace and his mercy, said Killion, choking back a flash of emotion, I am thankful for my wife, my son, my family. I m thankful that I ve been here for 14 years.