Atlantic School’s Superintendent Steve Barber said, “Over the past month we have hosted many events where a number of students and adults have attended and our numbers have still remained low. The data would suggest that the availability of vaccines has made a significant improvement in our school and county positive rate. Recently the Iowa Department of Public Health has changed the guidelines to treat positive COVID students as you would a children’s illness. A student who is a close contact to a positive case will not be quarantined by the school, the parent will be notified of exposure and parents can decide the appropriate action for their child.”
Barber added, “This has been a challenging year for everyone and Friday will be the last day with students. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for going above and beyond to ensure that our students had the ability to be served on site in the Atlantic Community School District. I applaud the efforts of all school staff in being flexible, understanding, and committed to making a difference each day for our students!”
