West Michigan school districts navigating new mask guidance
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WEST MICHIGAN â West Michigan schools are debating their return-to-learn plans after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued guidance on Monday and urged schools to require masks for anyone over the age of two regardless of vaccination status.
The organization said its part of a layered approach districts should take in order to keep students in the classroom this coming school year, which it called a priority.
AAP said since most students are not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccines and wearing a mask is proven to reduce transmission of the virus among those without the shot.
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The female members of Port Clinton Fire and Rescue were honored recently during National Women’s Month. The distaff firefighters and EMS workers are, left to right, Amber Ramos, Amber Schierberg, Donna Fick, Lisa Richutti, Julie Caponi, Jodie Brown, Rebeka Hanna, Cindi Fregeolle. Missing is Rose Huskey.
The more things change, the more they stay the same for Port Clinton Fire & Rescue.
The department has changed its name, and for the last two years has handled emergency medical services in Port Clinton, as well as the surrounding townships of Catawba, Portage and Bay.
The fire department has also added such high-tech equipment as a mobile stroke unit, and had enhanced its ability to cleanse ambulances and provide special equipment and PPE supplies throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.