Kansas school district ends semester early amid rising sickness rates
· Yahoo NewsWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Students and staff in a southern Kansas school district are starting their holiday break early, but unfortunately, it’s due to a high number of illnesses.
Dexter USD 471 announced on Monday that, because so many students and staff are sick, classes have been dismissed early for the semester.
“We are going through a tremendous amount of sickness right now and it seems to be spreading at a very high rate,” the district said on social media.
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All scheduled end-of-semester activities, including extracurriculars, will be postponed, canceled or rescheduled for a later date.
“Not only are we concerned with student and staff sickness now we don’t want to continue to spread the sickness and end up with students taking it to their extended families (grandma and grandpa) over the holiday break,” USD 471 said. “We appreciate your understanding as we work to keep our students, staff, and school community healthy. Thank you for your continued support of USD #471 Dexter Schools. Have a great Holiday and we look forward to seeing everyone back and healthy.”
The second semester begins Jan. 5.
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