Adams Elementary tops list of Michigan’s ‘School-Related Outbreak Reporting’ database
MIDLAND, Mich. — Midland’s Adams Elementary School on Adams Drive leads the entire state of Michigan when it comes to new K-12 coronavirus cases, according to new numbers released by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The school has 23 reported cases of COVID-19.
Those cases are what prompted Superintendent Michael Sharrow to change the district’s mask policies late last month. The district announced the changes on Aug. 28. All K-6 students are now required to wear masks indoors at all times, except while eating lunch, and masks will be strongly recommended outdoors.
Mr. Sharrow is said to have made the decision to change the district’s mask policy after speaking with Midland County Department of Public Health Director Fred Yanoski and each member of the school board.
The decision effectively caused the school district’s administration staff and board to face the brunt of angry parents over what has become a political hot potato. Last Wednesday, concerned parents from the district gathered outside the M.P.S. administration building to protest the recent policy changes.
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