Henry County residents hoping to use school facilities for meetings will now get the chance to do so because of relaxed restrictions pertaining to COVID-19.
The district has moved to Level 2 of its coronavirus mitigation strategies, which means large groups of people can meet indoors in school buildings. Face masks are still strongly encouraged, the school system said.
“As a result of the continued improvement in COVID-19 case numbers in our district and county, Henry County Schools will move from Level 3 to Level 2 of mitigation phases on our continuum effective immediately,” the school district said in a recent post to the community. “As a county, we are now at 83 new cases per 100,000 people, which represents one of the lowest numbers over a 21-month stretch.”
Henry County recorded 19 coronavirus cases during the week ending Nov. 12: 14 students, 5 staff. The district reported its highest count - 480 - the week ending Aug. 20. The district has recorded nearly 2,300 cases since school began in August.
The district said Level 2 restrictions also allow Henry to “reduce any capacity restrictions for our indoor and outdoor events.”
The school system said it will keep in place keep “all prominent signage, increased cleaning schedules, sanitizing of high-touch surfaces, regular air-filtration maintenance and hand sanitizer stations” that are part of its efforts to abate COVID-19.
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