By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Buhler USD 313 superintendent Cindy Couchman said the adjustments the district has made to allow for fewer students in the building while the county's gating criteria is in the orange zone appear to be working so far.
"Students in Pre-K to 5th grade are in the buildings," Couchman said. "That seems to be going well. We've separated them out. This week, we're looking at how can we still keep kids in school even if we go to red and how can we meet those guidelines. Is there things we can do to even keep the cohorts down a little tighter?"
They're also still looking at whether and how to have spectators at activities, or if that's possible.
"We've set the guidelines," Couchman said. "We're saying okay, how can we meet those, still provide opportunities for our students, still have our staff feel safe and still accommodate family needs as they need to go to work. So, like I said, those competing values come together. We hope to have some updated things to share by Friday of this week."
That's also when the next gating criteria numbers come out. Couchman said she thinks they'll still be in the orange for next week, but it looks like it will be close.