The coronavirus pandemic continues to surge in Kansas, forcing more than a dozen schools to cancel classes as state regulators loosened education requirements to become a substitute teacher. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, educators expressed hope the closures combined with the three-day holiday weekend will stem the wave of sickness from COVID-19, influenza and other illnesses. At least one district is moving to remote learning, and another has said it may also. The school disruptions come as the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports rising case rates and 26 active school clusters. Hospital leaders say they are overwhelmed with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients amid a staffing emergency.
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