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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – El Paso County Public Health is recommending schools don’t reopen until Aug. 17.
This is a developing story and this article will be updated. Some of the larger school districts including D-11 and D-20 already planned on opening that day.
A release sent out by Fountain-Fort Carson School District Eight provided the details Wednesday night.
“The Superintendents of the Pikes Peak Region appreciate our continued partnership with leaders at El Paso County Public Health. We know that Public health shares our values when it comes to student, staff, and family health and safety. They have worked with us consistently to achieve those goals,” said Peter Hilts, Chief Education Officer for School District 49 and 2020-2021 President of the Pikes Peak Area Superintendents’ Association. “The consensus of regional superintendents is to support the county’s recommendation to delay the start date of in-person schooling in El Paso County until at least August 17, and to consider a staggered start between elementary and secondary schools. We will continue to monitor the situation and collaborate closely with them. We trust our community to respond appropriately and model the safe practices of social distancing, mask wearing, and hand washing that are necessary for us to safely open schools for in-person learning.”
The release cited increasing COVID-19 cases in the Pikes Peak Region along with new hospitalizations as a couple of the reasons for the recommended start date of Aug. 17.
As more information becomes available this article will be updated.
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