By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Buhler USD 313 Superintendent Cindy Couchman says that so far COVID-19 has been relatively mild in her district since school has started.
"We had 15 positive cases in our district as of Friday," Couchman said. "Some have maybe moved off this weekend and we've added some more, but as of Friday it was 15, with about 90 to 95 being quarantined."
That is counting both students and staff.
"When you think of both staff and students, it's around 2800 total, which amounts to about one percent. Right now, it is a little bit at bay. If you look back from last year, those are numbers that we saw, basically in October of last year and so we keep a really close eye on that."
USD 313 is not requiring masks right now.
"We can choose to do that by building, if warranted," Couchman said. "Then, we would do that for four weeks at a time. I just watch the numbers. It would be by building and not by district."
Couchman didn't want to give specific numbers that would trigger any consequences, because she wants to know the specifics of the cases in the buildings before making a final decision.