Washington Island students will have to stay at home for at least one more week in the wake of COVID-19 cases within the school. The district sent students home at the beginning of December for two weeks as a precaution to the positive cases. That took students right to winter break, which ended this past weekend. The school board voted on Thursday to keep the students home one extra week because of the holiday travels and allow more kids to get vaccinated if their families wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. Board President Amy Jorgenson, who voted in favor of students returning this week, says this has been a hard time to be on a school board.

Washington Island School was not the only one to stay at home after the holiday break. Schools in Milwaukee and Madison will have their students in virtual learning until January 10th. Schools in Whitefish Bay and Racine also delayed in-person learning a couple of extra days as a precaution.