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Physicians support 409 back to school plan

By Brian Hagen

08/12/2021

John R. Eplee, MD Credit: Atchison Hospital

(KAIR)--A group of local health care providers have put their support for a local school district's reopening plan in writing, saying they support the Atchison public school district's "efforts to assist the community in mitigating the spread [of COVID-19] while educating students in person."

The district’s plan includes such mitigation efforts as the wearing of face masks in school buildings.

The letter, signed by 15 Atchison-area health care professionals, including school board member and state representative, Dr. John Eplee, says that as physicians in Atchison, they "are seeing firsthand the impact COVID-19, especially the new variant, is having on residents of all ages," adding that "in order to decrease the spread, we must all continue to work together in our efforts, which support vaccination, masking, and frequent handwashing."

The letter also states that while many of the students in USD 409 "are still not eligible to receive the vaccine” “they are at high risk to get COVID" as well as to spread it.

The letter, dated August 4, was written in support of USD 409's Safe Return and Continuity of Services plan for the 2021-2022 school year," with the letter calling the plan "a sound course of action."

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