YORK, Maine –– Superintendent Lou Goscinski expressed excitement Wednesday after learning Maine will prioritize school staff for COVID-19 vaccination as the state s rollout continues.
Nearly everyone, 98%, of the York School Department staffers who responded to a survey about a month ago said they were either interested in receiving a COVID vaccine, intended to receive the vaccine or had already received one, according to Assistant Superintendent Anita Bernhardt.
About three-quarters of department staff participated in the district-wide survey sent out Jan. 29 asking for their views on what they will do when the vaccine becomes available to them.
The survey was intended to gauge interest and determine whether the district should pursue partnerships with York Hospital to set up vaccine clinics at the schools, Goscinski said.
York Middle School goes remote until January
Portsmouth Herald
YORK, Maine Having already closed its building since the first week of December due to a COVID-19 outbreak investigation, York Middle School will remain closed for the rest of the year.
In a letter Tuesday announcing two more cases of the virus associated with YMS, Superintendent Lou Goscinski announced students would continue with distance learning through Dec. 22, with plans to resume in-person instruction after the holiday break, on Jan. 4, 2021. I must stress that COVID-19 community spread is on the rise, Goscinski said in the letter. Be mindful of all the people you come in contact with outside of your family. Please wear masks, social distance, sanitize your hands regularly, and continue to monitor yourself and your family members for symptoms.