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West Michigan schools no longer have to quarantine students identified as close COVID-19 contacts Updated May 07, 2021; Posted May 07, 2021 Desks are set up within social distancing and COVID-19 protocols Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at McMonagle Elementary School in Mt. Morris Township. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com Facebook Share GRAND RAPIDS, MI - West Michigan health officials will no longer require K-12 schools to quarantine students if they are identified as “close contacts” to positive COVID-19 cases. This is a huge change to regulations superintendents say have disrupted in-person learning for thousands of students throughout the school year. A joint statement from the Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa and Ionia county health departments on Friday, May 7, announced the health departments will no longer issue countywide orders requiring schools to comply with state quarantine guidelines. ....
On Wednesday, GOP state lawmakers pushed forward a bill that would make high school graduation ceremonies exempt from state health orders, giving school districts the green light to choose how they want to hold commencements. ....
Educators worry what an extended school year could mean for some districts MI State Superintendent Michael Rice proposed the idea of lengthening the school year to lawmakers in Lansing this week and last updated 2021-02-03 17:01:58-05 WEST MICHIGAN. â Educators are worried about the potential impacts some districts could face if the state mandates an extended school year in order to combat the learning loss students are currently dealing with due to the pandemic. Michigan State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice spoke to lawmakers in Lansing this week about the issue of learning loss caused by months of students and teachers trying to figure out how to make remote learning work effectively. ....
It’s all about getting students back to classrooms, Supt. Shibler says of the vaccine Wearing his vaccination sticker proudly January 25, 2021 Superintendent Mike Shibler said he “didn’t even feel the needle” while receiving his Covid-19 vaccine (Courtesy photo) Rockford As the Covid-19 vaccine continues to roll-out in West Michigan, Superintendent Michael Shibler hopes the more people get vaccinated, the closer we are to the end of the pandemic. “We’ve all dealt with this difficult and challenging pandemic since last March,” Shibler said. “Now we have this opportunity providing our teachers, administrators and support staff with hope that this will come to a successful conclusion and that’s the way I see it.” ....