With the school district’s most broad-based testing program repealed, the school district said Thursday that students and staff would be “expected to self-report” if they test positive for COVID-19. Instead of contact tracing, the district says it will offer emails to notify classmates and teachers of exposure.
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“It, to me is definitely insensitive. It brings out some historical trauma on how Native people have been treated in the past, and it’s concerning,” Metlakatla’s superintendent told KRBD. “Our students don’t deserve that.”
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Under the new rules, masks will be optional at Ketchikan schools when fewer than 50 COVID-19 cases are active in the community. The change comes as cases and hospitalizations are near record levels, straining some medical resources.
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“As you know, there is a bit of a spike right now in the community, and some of that is coming from the schools. We anticipate some professionals from the state to also participate, and I would anticipate that they will have some specific suggestions on what they think proper mitigations and procedures are for schools,” School Board President Stephen Bradford said.
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Ketchikan’s school board held off on making any immediate changes ahead of a scheduled review of COVID-19 policies next month.
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Stephen Bradford is the school board’s new president. Keenan Sanderson was elected vice president, and Bridget Mattson won the vote for clerk-treasurer.
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Absentee and other outstanding votes had little impact on the overall standings. Each candidate who led on election night maintained that lead after all ballots were counted.
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“Onboard the aircraft, the suspect called in a false claim of a security threat,” Port of Seattle spokesperson Kate Hudson said in an email.
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