As of Tuesday, eight KPBSD schools were operating with universal indoor masking for staff and students.
Multiple parents and board members voiced their concerns about the district’s close contact policy.
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The revisions come as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Alaska and on the Kenai Peninsula.
Some parents said they will keep their kids home if masks are required, while others say they’ll keep their kids home if masks aren’t required.
Although COVID infection produces antibodies that can help fight the virus, it’s risky to take that chance.
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More than 200 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 23.
“If you really want to do away with masks, vaccine is the way to do that.”
Although a child hasn’t been admitted as an inpatient for COVID at the facility, there have been multiple kids who have tested positive.
Seward schools joined Port Graham School, Susan B. English School and Tebughna School in requiring masks due to a number of COVID-19 cases.
The district is experiencing “supply chain challenges”
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There were 14 COVID patients admitted as of Tuesday afternoon.
Dunleavy emphasized that the vaccines had been developed as part of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed.
Last Thursday’s report showed 82 new cases for Homer, 14 for Anchor Point and four for Kenai Peninsula Borough South.
