January 13th, 2021 by WCBC Radio
The Allegany County Board of Education voted Tuesday to have all ACPS students continue to remain in a fully-virtual learning format until the target positivity rate in the county is 5% or less and the target cases per 100,000 in the county is 15 cases or less for five consecutive days. The board received a presentation to start the meeting from Janelle Mayer, Allegany County’s Health Officer, and Dr. Jen Corder, Allegany and Garrett County Deputy Health Officer, with an overview of the latest COVID-19 metrics, Unfortunately, the numbers are still well above what would be considered safe at this point. Dr Kim Kalbaugh, chief academic officer, said that a return to school schedule, mapping out a structured return for a hydrid learning program has been developed, but until the numbers improve, it’s impossible to establish firm return dates…
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