Following two straight days of record-breaking increases to the the number of positive covid-19 cases, local K-12 and higher learning officials are staying committed to in-person learning as classes resume.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson chats with Dumas School District Superintendent Kelvin Gragg before a community discussion on Tuesday at the Dumas Community Center. (Pine Bluff Commercial/I.C. Murrell)
Dumas School District Superintendent Kelvin Gragg made his voice heard and Gov. Asa Hutchinson is taking action.
Two days after hearing from Gragg and other southeast Arkansans about the covid-19 impact close to a new school year, Hutchinson announced Thursday to the entire state that he would call a special session sometime next week no dates were specified to consider amending Act 1002, which prohibits public entities including school districts from enforcing a mask mandate. The act went into effect Wednesday, three months after it was approved in the state legislature.
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School heads wary of rising virus cases
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Watson Chapel School District Superintendent Andrew Curry (from left) meets high school football assistant coach Prestard Jordan and players Earnest Harris (74) and Lamar Jefferson (99) on Thursday before a Rotary Club of West Pine Bluff luncheon.
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Arkansas sharp uptick in positive covid-19 cases is leaving two of Jefferson County s school superintendents concerned, but both still favor the return of in-person learning with the new school year just a month away.
Watson Chapel School District Superintendent Andrew Curry said he is keeping his school board updated on any information coming from the state health and education departments regarding the latest rise. The number of covid-19 cases during the 2020-21 academic year forced area districts to shut down campuses numerous times and employ virtual learning, which school leaders say is not as effective as face-to-