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CCSD continues to provide COVID-19 updates

Out-of-state field trips still cancelled, response plan to be discussed at Thursday board meeting
Grinesa Bajrami
March 11, 2020

March 12

Events in Las Vegas and Reno have both been cancelled. Most sports events were cancelled, except for the NFL draft. Additionally many business events and conventions were cancelled or postponed, such as CinemaCon. Most events have been rescheduled to later this year.

As of today in New York, Broadway is preparing to close all theaters. The Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will be limiting attendance now through April 12.

Today, Principal Donna Levy emailed all students and parents regarding a new CCSD policy. All clubs are officially cancelled and all students will be required to leave campus at 1:25 everyday. There will be no late buses anymore and students will not be able to go to the school library after school.

The freshmen movie night planned for tomorrow has been cancelled and students who bought tickets will be given refunds.

However, organizations providing after-school care, such as Safekey, will continue operating daily.

Additionally, CCSD ordered that all salad bars will be removed from schools to avoid contamination.

Today’s Board Meeting will continue as planned. It is open to the public and will be streamed live online.

March 11 

After sending out emails and calling parents multiple times, CCSD is continuing to update families and faculty about the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tomorrow, March 12th, there will be a Regular Board Meeting where they will be going over the CCSD COVID-19 response plan. The meeting will give attendees information and will have an open discussion for all.

There are currently five COVID-19 cases currently in Clark County. However, CCSD officials are working to keep schools safe. They also want to remind the public that the chances of contracting COVID-19, in Nevada, are low.

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