There have been 1,553 positive cases of the coronavirus among both students and staff within the Killeen Independent School District since March, as of Friday.
Teachers, staff push back on Missouri not moving teachers up in vaccine priority
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (KMOV) Speaking Thursday from the Missouri State Capitol, top health official Dr. Randall Williams said the government is not considering moving teachers up in the priority for vaccine rollout, given how many elderly and vulnerable residents remain un-vaccinated.
“Our North Star is our most vulnerable,” Williams said, adding that he looks closely at senior citizen vaccination rates each morning. “This morning, for [age] 85 and over it was 35 percent. For 75 and over it was 24 percent, and for 65 it was 25 percent.”
28 states, including neighboring Illinois, have made teachers eligible for the vaccine. In Missouri, teachers are not yet eligible as a profession, but some may qualify based on age or health conditions. Williams said he understands the concern for educators, but points to what the state government sees as an obligation to help those most at-risk
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Students at Gateway Middle School get off the bus for their first day of school on Sept. 8.
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The Gateway School Board continues to move forward with the construction and renovation project of one of its middle schools.
The board unanimously approved four resolutions Feb. 16 related to the giant project, which involves renovating Gateway Middle School to accommodate fifth- through eighth-grade students.
One of the items approved allows the project’s architect, Axis Architecture, to advertise for bids related to the venture.
There have been 1,540 positive cases of the coronavirus among both students and staff within the Killeen Independent School District since March as of Friday â an increase of 6% from the week prior.
At the elementary level, 303 students and 397 staff have tested positive. At KISD middle schools, 191 students and 134 staff have tested positive, and 254 students and 143 staff have tested positive at high schools, according to the district’s COVID-19 dashboard, https://www.killeenisd.org/dashboard. One high school teacher died due to complications from the coronavirus.
A total of 118 staff members have tested positive at KISDâs non-campus buildings.
There were 78 active cases of the virus â 46 students and 32 staff members â in the district as of Friday, according to KISD.