R-3 School Board votes to extend COVID-19 leave for employees

The Lebanon R-3 School Board voted to extend COVID-19 leave for district employees at its Tuesday meeting. The board Voted 5-0 to approve a COVID-19 leave resolution which extends COVID-19 leave through the 2021-22 school year. In 2020, the Federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandated additional paid leave for COVID-19-related reasons. That leave expired on Dec. 31, 2020. At that time, the Board adopted a resolution to extend COVID-19 leave through June 30, 2021. For more on this story see Saturday's LCR.