Southern Door School District is doing what it can to keep its school year on track despite having five students test positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. The district, like others in the county, has taken a more proactive role in contact tracing by looking at class schedules and seating assignments on buses. Inside the building, the district has plexiglass in the classrooms and Vickman says the students and staff have been great about wearing masks and social distancing from each other.  The district’s Fly Like an Eagle Reopening Plan also requires students and staff to do a self-symptom check before they ever come to the building. Vickman commended the students for taking these changes seriously so the schools can remain open.

The district is doing synchronous learning, allowing remote students to tune into the same lessons their peers are seeing in-person. Vickman added that preparations are underway for next week’s homecoming with the necessary precautions.