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PHILIPPI — A COVID-19 outbreak within the Barbour County Schools’ transportation department will affect the routes of almost half the county’s school buses this week, officials said.
Barbour County Schools started the 2021-22 school year on Aug. 18.
Barbour County Superintendent of Schools Jeff Woofter sent out automated calls and social media posts on both Saturday and Sunday to alert parents to the situation.
“We have had an outbreak in our transportation department that will impact nearly half of our bus runs this coming week,” Woofter said Saturday. “We are going to ask those parents, who are able to do so, to take their children to school that are on the routes that are being canceled or to make arrangements with other family or friends that can take their children to school if possible.
“For those unable to arrange for alternate transportation, the absences of their children will be excused. The children on the buses do not need to quarantine due to the fact that drivers and students were masked and they were not within 3 feet for 15 minutes or more,” he said. “Our teachers will prepare make-up work packs for those students unable to attend due to a lack of transportation.”
On Sunday, Woofter said the county’s transportation supervisor, Valerie Cross, had been working with bus operators to get transfers and some partial routes covered.
He also noted on Saturday that “We have also been informed that some families have a sick family member with COVID symptoms, that aren’t getting tested so that their children can still attend school. I appreciate those people who want their children in school, but please be considerate of the students and staff that can be negatively impacted by that type of behavior.”
Woofter posted the following bus schedule information Sunday evening:
“Transportation Coverage for Aug. 23:
“The following buses will NOT be running:
“21B, 22B, 37, 40, 42, 101B, 103B, 104B, 105B, 108B, 112B, 113B, 116B, 119B, 122B, 123B & 124B
“On the Belington End
“Janet Kittle Bus 106B will transport Bus 36 high school students transferring at BMS. She will also pick up Larry Kittle (123B) high school students that load at Hometown Pizzeria up through Beverly Pike, ending at Church St. Janet will also pick up PB students that ride bus 40 on route 250 ONLY. She will also transport the same students in the afternoon. From PB students riding bus 123B, 36 and Bus 40 (Bus 40, route 250 high school kids ONLY), PB will need to ride bus 106B.
“Steve Price Bus 121B will transport his own and Bus 41 PB students to PB. He will also transport the same students in the afternoon. PB students that normally ride Bus 121B and 41, will need to ride bus 121B from PB. This will delay his 1st and 2nd run routes leaving from BES & BMS by a ¢ hour.
“Kasson
“Steve Kaufman Bus 31 will transport the PB students from Kasson. However, parents will need to drop their high school student off at KEMS by 7:10. He will also return these students to KEMS for parent pick up at 3:25.
“Philippi
“Glenn Lockey Bus 34 will transport ALL North Philippi students home in the afternoon. If these students ride his bus in the morning, he will bring the students home in the afternoon. The PB students that ride bus 112B in the afternoon to North Philippi, will ride bus 34 from the high school. North Philippi students from PES & PMS (ONLY) that normally ride bus 21B will ride Bus 34. Please allow time for him to drop off the PES & PMS kids. The PES & PMS students may be dropped off a few minutes late. Again, Bus will be making two trips through North Philippi in the afternoon. The first run will be dropping off the high school students. The second run will be dropping of the PES & PMS students.
“Buses that will be running:
“Belington – 36, 41, 106B, 117B, 121B
“Kasson – 38 using bus 31
“Philippi – 24B, 25B, 34 (formerly 39 for North Philippi only in the afternoon), 107B, 114B, 115B, 118B, 120B
“Also spare bus numbers still be used (SCHOOL SECRETARY/PRINCIPAL NEEDS) :
“38 is in 31
“33 (formerly 39) is in 34
“104B is in 26
“36 is in his new bus, # is similar 36-22.”
On Saturday, Woofter stated, “As you know, we are doing everything we can to see that our schools remain open and are serving our students in the most effective way of getting a quality education. We believe that to be face-to-face instruction.
“Last year, when the COVID-19 infection rates rose we closed the entire district and went to district-wide remote learning,” he said.” This year we are going on a more focused approach and will close individual classrooms, grade levels in individual schools, or an entire school if necessary due to staff shortages related (to) infection outbreaks.”
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