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AISD addresses surge of COVID-19 cases and staffing issues
Alice Echo News Journal
Alice Independent School District (AISD) is closely monitoring the recent surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the county. AISD Superintendent Dr. Carl Scarbrough met with the COVID-19 task force on Tuesday and plans to continue to mitigate the spread of the virus in area schools.
On Tuesday, Jan. 5, AISD had seven employees self-report positive for COVID-19 and 16 staff employees under quarantine with possible exposure to the virus. AISD currently has 750 employees and an active face to face student participation of 35 percent. These recent COVID-19 cases are off-campus staff, and we, as a district, are mitigating all possible exposure for the safety of the staff and the students, Scarbrough said. AISD is not planning on closing down any schools at this time. The district is facing multiple challenges due to the pandemic and I feel for the frontline workers in the cafeteria and cu