The Joel E. Barber C-5 School District is moving the start of school to Sept. 8 after a series of COVID-19 cases were linked to summer school classes.
The Joel E. Barber School Board made the decision by a 7-0 vote at an emergency meeting held via Zoom Thursday evening.
Superintendent Rachelle Jennings recommended the Sept. 8 date.
Jennings gave the school board two options for a new start date. The first option, which was selected by the board, was to move school back two weeks and start on Sept. 8 following the Labor Day weekend.
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