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Washington schools have logged 182 COVID outbreaks this school year, says new report
But most of them are quite small, which is a really positive sign By Hannah Furfaro, The Seattle Times
Published: May 1, 2021, 9:02pm
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Washington has logged more than 182 coronavirus outbreaks in school buildings this school year, with a slim majority of school-linked infections in children and teenagers age 18 and younger, according to a new Department of Health report released Friday afternoon.
The findings generally fit with previous government reports about COVID-19 in Washington schools: a narrow majority of those who tested positive were children or young adults. And a majority of outbreaks involved a small number of cases, usually two to three, and sprung up in schools that were using in-person or hybrid learning models.
Washington schools ordered to offer students 30% of instruction in person by April
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
Washington and Oregon schools are set to reopen to any elementary student whose family wants that open during April. Unlike in Oregon, where schools can offer as little as five hours of in-person learning a week, Washington schools will be ordered to ensure 30% of instruction is face-to-face.Nancy Lane/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald
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OLYMPIA All public schools in Washington will be required to offer students an in-person learning option starting next month, with school districts having to meet an average of at least 30% weekly in-class instruction by April 19.
Some Puget Sound parents push for full return to in-person learning
Some parents say Gov. Jay Inslee s order requiring schools meet at least 30% of average weekly instructional hours as on-campus learning isn t good enough. Author: Sebastian Robertson (KING5) Updated: 7:39 AM PDT March 14, 2021
OLYMPIA, Wash. Dozens of parents, students and community members gathered in Olympia’s Heritage Park Saturday with a unified message: They want schools fully back open and the governor isn t going far enough with his latest proclamation. I came down here to support open schools, I think it’s past time, I think the science and data is in that it can be done safely,” said Tacoma mom Jessica Ritzmann.
OLYMPIA — All public schools in Washington will be required to offer students an in-person learning option starting next month — with school districts having to meet an average of