Hope raised for in-person learning as more COVID-19 vaccine becomes available for school staffers
Many staff members at schools in Brainerd, Pequot Lakes and Crosby-Ironton have either received a COVID-19 vaccine recently or are scheduled to do so. 7:27 pm, Jan. 22, 2021 ×
The state started rolling out vaccines to school districts Monday, Jan. 18, but there was a limited supply. In Crow Wing County, that meant Brainerd Public Schools qualified for 20 doses, while Pequot Lakes got six, and Crosby-Ironton got five. But later a call brought the news that more vaccine would be available. Photo illustration Metro Newspaper Service
Karen Swanhorst is an early childhood educator who hasn’t been able to do her usual home visits with families since last March.
Pine River-Backus and Pequot Lakes see little change thanks to hybrid model 3:00 am, Jan. 7, 2021 ×
High school winter sports teams and fine arts activities were allowed to start practices Monday, Jan. 4, and two area school districts are getting more students back into the classroom after a November rise in COVID-19 cases sent many students home to learn.
Pine River-Backus back to pre-Thanksgiving schedule
Pine River-Backus School District is more fortunate than some area schools in that the district has been able to keep elementary school students in the physical classroom this whole school year.
As a result, as of Jan. 4 the district was able to resume the model it operated under until a rise in area COVID-19 cases sent the few in-school high school students home to learn.