School districts in Door and Kewaunee Counties are prepared to bounce between in-person and virtual learning this fall, but two doctors at Door County Medical Center says a lot can go into that decision. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Heise and Chief of Pediatrics Dr. Amy Fogarty answered questions from parents on Facebook Live Thursday evening as area schools prepare to possibly open their doors to students for the first time since March. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that schools in states like Indiana, Tennessee and Georgia have had to quickly switch their plans after reopening due to a number of positive COVID-19 cases among staff and students. Heise says some school districts in the country have set a percentage mark for positive cases as an indicator of whether to close or not. He adds the percentage is just a number and not based on anything scientific. Fogarty says the decision could come down to where the outbreak takes place, whether it is among staff members, a particular classroom, or a specific grade. She says it will be a hard decision for administrators to make if they have to shut down in-person classes and switch to virtual learning.

Both Fogarty and Heise encouraged parents to be proactive when it comes to deciding whether or not you should send your kids to school. If they have anything resembling symptoms, they should be kept at home. The approximately 55-minute session also covered masking, testing, and quarantining.