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photo by: Mackenzie Clark/Journal-World File Photo
The Lawrence Board of Education meeting room at district offices, 110 McDonald Drive, is pictured in this file photo from Feb. 25, 2019.
The Lawrence school district may soon finalize its version of coronavirus guidance, allowing for county incidence rates for the virus to be a top statistic driving its recommendation.
It would also allow for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students to be able to attend classes in person at least part of the week, regardless of which tier of the color-coded guidance is recommended.
During its meeting on Monday, the Lawrence school board will consider authorizing a method for the district to determine how to gauge its COVID-19 gating criteria to make a recommendation on how schools should operate as the pandemic continues.