COVID-19 has hit the school system hard. Remote learning, concerns about safety, and now delays. Ingalls Schools is a Pre-K through 12 school system with nearly 250 students. As the upcoming school year quickly approaches, they are preparing to have students in the classrooms come September. Extra wash stations, social distancing, and new cleaning units to fog classrooms are just a few ways the district is preparing. They also plan to disinfect rooms after every class and clean busses after every route. “We will have a plan where the kids will wash their hands every hour,” said Randy Rockhold, superintendent of Ingalls Schools. Their goal is to keep kids safely in school. But that safety does come with a price. The school could expect upwards of nearly $218,000 in expenses.
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