Comanche Co. Health Dept. to offer vaccine clinics for students at SWOK schools starting next week
Vaccine clinics for students in SWOK By Cheyenne Cole | May 12, 2021 at 6:10 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 6:10 PM
CACHE, Okla. (TNN) - On Wednesday, the CDC recommended the use of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine on kids between the ages of 12 and 15.
The Comanche County Health Department is already making a push to make that vaccine available to schools in southwest Oklahoma starting Monday.
Brandie Combs from the Comanche County Health Department said this population is more difficult to vaccinate because kids will need parental consent, but they’re trying to make it easier by planning the clinics either before or after school.
Cache Public Schools Superintendent discusses American Rescue Plan Act
Cache Public Schools Superintendent discusses American Rescue Plan Act By Nazarene Harris | March 15, 2021 at 8:17 PM CDT - Updated March 15 at 8:17 PM
CACHE, Okla. (TNN) - President Biden’s signature on House Resolution 1319, also known as the American Rescue Plan Act, set the wheels in motion for schools across the country to receive a total of $122.8 billion for the 2023-2024 school year.
Cache Public Schools Superintendent, Chad Hance, says his district expects to receive about $2.2 million.
“You know our district spent a lot of money on upgrading our technology so we could do our virtual school and so on so we plan on kind of taking that money and putting it back into place and taking it to our other needs such as text books or professional development,” Hance said.
5th Season: School preparedness in Southwest Oklahoma
5th Season: School preparedness in Southwest Oklahoma By Caitlin Williams | March 8, 2021 at 7:33 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 7:33 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Oklahoma’s Fifth Season is upon us, when severe weather bears down on Texoma and the spring school semester carries on.
Schools across Oklahoma, including Plato Elementary School in Duncan are preparing for the 5th Season, practicing getting to safety. Every elementary school and Duncan Middle are equipped with safe rooms or storm shelters, except for the high school.
In the event of severe weather, high school students go to the safest place possible. Superintendent Tom Deighan says they are working to change that. Plans are already in motion to build safe rooms in the high school.
Local school district reacts to Gov. Stittâs updated COVID policy
Gov. Stitt updated Oklahoma public schools policy By Cheyenne Cole | January 13, 2021 at 6:48 PM CST - Updated January 13 at 6:48 PM
LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Governor Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday that Oklahoma schools with a mask mandate policy do not have to quarantine staff and students who may have been exposed to COVID-19 unless they are experiencing symptoms.
The Superintendent of Cache Public Schools Chad Hance said the news of Stittâs updated COVID policy came as a shock yesterday. At a meeting last night, the school board had the chance to discuss how they want to proceed.