Stories tagged: "Menomonie School District"

Coronavirus A healthcare worker assists a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Coronavirus COVID Is Spiking Again in Wisconsin—Just in Time for the Holidays

The situation mirror’s the state’s worst COVID spike on record, which happened last November.

JT Cestkowski JT Cestkowski Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 18, 2021 3:45 pm CST
Education (Photo via School District of the Menomonie Area)
Education COVID Causes Menomonie Schools to Cancel Classes Next Week

Announcement comes as children account for the largest number of new COVID-19 cases in the state.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson November 15, 2021 11:38 am CST
Education Danielle Ralston said she is constantly nervous that her 10-year-old son Graham will contract COVID-19 and experience extreme symptoms because he has a rare stomach illness that makes him more susceptible to the virus. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Ralston)
Education Parents, Progressive PAC Weigh Lawsuits Against Schools That Refuse to Enact COVID Rules

Lawsuits against Wisconsin schools that don’t require masks could be filed soon following the death of at least two students who had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 27, 2021 5:32 pm CDT
Education (Photo via School District of the Menomonie Area)
Education Menomonie School Board Ends Mandatory COVID Contact Quarantines, Leaves Decision With Parents

The vote comes after the school board voted twice last month against requiring masks amid a nationwide surge of the Delta COVID-19 variant.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 15, 2021 5:54 pm CDT

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