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Falls City School Board hears COVID-19 update

By John Nixon

04/14/2021

(KLZA)-- Falls City Public School Nurse Jenny Helmick expressed appreciation for the District 56 School Board Monday night for allowing school staff two vacation work days to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Helmick reported approximately 85% of the staff have or will be vaccinated. Staff members will be considered fully vaccinated on April 23, following a two-week inoculation period to build antibodies.

There were two students in quarantine in the Falls City School District and none in isolation as of Monday.

There have been 352 individuals quarantined and 92 isolated since Helmick began tracking cases in the Falls City School District last fall. She feels those number would have been much higher without mask usage.

Falls City School have not had to go to a restricted schedule or temporarily close due to an increase of COVID-19 transfer in school this school year.

Superintendent Tim Heckenlively reported the allocation of Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funds allocated to District 56 is $621,626.

The funds may be used for pre-award costs dating back to March 13, 2020. The funds are to help ensure safe conditions for in-person learning, to restore and maintain high-quality learning environments, and to take comprehensive action to address unfinished teaching and learning.

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