SEATTLE — The Washington State Department of Health reported 19 more coronavirus-related deaths and 477 new cases of the virus Tuesday. The Puyallup School District, in partnership with our diverse communities, educates and inspires students to reach their full potential. Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members.
Catch up on the latest developments. SEATTLE — Washington state has officially advised all school districts to remain fully remote when classes resume in September. Develop information sharing systems with partners, like health departments, for day-to-day reporting.? Two Puyallup schools were closed for cleaning Monday because a student’s relative was exposed to somebody diagnosed with COVID-19.
The health and well-being of our students, staff, and community are a top concern. As the severity of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has increased in King and Pierce Counties over the last 24 hours, this message updates you on school district operations. “All of our students have access to an iPad thanks to our voter-approved technology levy. Puyallup School District was the first and only district in Pierce County to close schools due to coronavirus concerns. That's a relatively high, but not unheard of, number of deaths for a single day but one of the lowest daily case counts Washington has seen in weeks.
College football is cancelled and the governor issues new pandemic guidelines for religious services. Catch up on the latest developments. Any days not approved would have to be made up at the end of the school year.”Health officials also don’t recommend closing schools to do a one-time cleaning.“We just heard today from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department that closing schools to do a one-time cleaning is not an effective solution — it is the routine cleaning that helps the most. As health departments discover more positive cases for coronavirus across the nation, school officials in Pierce County are responding.They’re prepared to cancel school if the health department recommends it.In the Parkland area, Franklin Pierce School District “dusted off” its plan from the swine flu, or H1N1, from nearly a decade ago.“We’re making sure we’re up to speed with that,” said Franklin Pierce spokesperson Joel Zylstra.As of Monday, 18 people have contracted the virus, Most school districts in Pierce County said they’re looking to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department for orders.“We’re in contact with them multiple times a day to stay up to speed on the status of the virus and their guidance,” Tacoma Public Schools spokesperson Dan Voelpel said Monday.At this time, health officials don’t recommend closing any schools, as there are no confirmed cases in Pierce County.“Schools don’t need to take any special precautions beyond what we’ve recommended for good hygiene recommendations, to keep ill students and staff out of school and routine environmental cleaning,” Jeff Duchin, health officer for Public Health - Seattle & King County, said in a news conference on Monday.Still, districts are prepared to cancel school if a recommendation is made to do so.Puyallup School District was the first and only district in Pierce County to close schools due to coronavirus concerns.In the Gig Harbor area, Peninsula School District schools will remain open at this time, If a case of COVID-19 is found in the Peninsula School District, “we will follow direction from public health officials, which may include closing schools and canceling activities and sporting events,” the district reported. The Puyallup School District is transitioning all of its staff back to work in person, even thought teaching will be done in a distance learning model full-time. That guidance is not legally-binding and districts can make the choice to reopen classrooms for in-person instruction, but the vast majority of districts across western Washington have announced that they will comply, citing concerns over the recent surge in new coronavirus transmissions and the safety of... Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members.