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Throughout this past summer, the Park County School District #1 administration in Powell was focusing on how to reopen schools safely for their students amid the pandemic. Then Ginger Sleep, the district s special services director, said they got another surprise. Coming into the school year, we knew that we would have students, which we love having students in Park #1 We just didn t know the magnitude of those needs and just the quantity, said Sleep.
Close to 40 new students with special needs enrolled in the district at the start of the school year. Twenty of those were from out of state. Every student has individual needs, and we re required by law to meet their needs. And we want to meet their needs to the best of our ability, said Sleep.
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Written by dariandudrick on February 22, 2021
A move to provide suicide prevention training to students in Wyoming schools recently failed in the state Legislature.
House Bill 62 (amendments to Wyoming’s 2014 Jason Flatt Act) failed in the House, 34-25-1.
Monday morning on KODI’s “Speak Your Piece with Darian Dudrick,” Darian discussed the bill and suicide prevention efforts in Cody schools with Peg Monteith, Park County School District No. 6 superintendent; Dan Cossaboon, Cody High School psychologist; and CHS seniors Hannah Blasco and Soffy Anderson.
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Why aren’t all students and teachers in the U.S. back in school? It’s almost March, and many school districts across the country - in Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles, for example – are still debating, due to COVID-19, whether or not students and staff should return to the classroom. On the other hand,…
Written by Andrew-Rossi on February 11, 2021
Park County School District #6 will try to remain open for classes on Friday, Feb. 12, despite the sub-zero temperatures throughout the Bighorn Basin.
Park 6 is planning – as of now – to run all busses and hold school, as usual, tomorrow, Friday, the 12th. Mr. Hummel, Transportation Director, will be in touch with families who may have challenges getting their students out to meet their bus. (Rural routes) If something changes, you will receive a text and phone call early in the morning!
Please encourage your students to dress appropriately for the snow and cold weather. All activities will be held indoors, including recess. Stay tuned!