WINDSOR — The Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union Board is scheduled to discuss mask protocols in Windsor-area schools on March 14, according to the superintendent.
In the meantime, school administrators and the COVID task force will be using input from staff, parents and students, as well as data on positive cases and vaccinations, and guidance from the Vermont Agency of Education and the Department of Health to create a draft recommendation, Superintendent David Baker wrote in a Friday message to families.
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced last week that state officials were going to stop recommending masks in most indoor locations, including schools, beginning March 14.
As of Friday, survey data WSESU officials had collected indicated that 67% of parents and 70% of students were ready to lift mask requirements, while 55% of employees were not, Baker said.
Almost all employees at WSESU are vaccinated, under a mandate the supervisory union issued in August. By school, student vaccination rates range from 50-60%, he said.
The virtual meeting is scheduled to take place on Monday at 6:30 p.m. and can be accessed at: https://meet.google.com/tdb-pfuu-gio.
The Hartford School Board also is slated to discuss making changes to its masking protocols at its meeting on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The agenda and the link to the online meeting are on the Web at hsdvt.com/school-board.
NEWPORT — Newport Health Center will have COVID-19 home antigen test kits available for pick up this Friday and the next, according to New London Hospital’s Facebook page.
The test kits, which came to the center through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Testing Supply Program, will be available for free to anyone in the community. One kit is available per person.
The drive-through events will take place on March 11 and 18 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at 11 John Stark Hwy in Newport.
In addition, starting this week, residential households in the U.S. can place a second order for four rapid antigen COVID-19 tests through https://special.usps.com/testkits.
NEW LONDON — New Hampshire’s mobile COVID-19 vaccine van has stops in New London and Claremont coming up.
On Tuesday, the van is scheduled to be at the Kearsarge Area Council on Aging at 37 Pleasant St., in New London from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Next week, on March 15, the van is scheduled to stop at the Claremont Fire Department at 100 Broad St., from 10 a.m. to noon.
In addition, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is offering vaccines to people who are homebound. Those who would like to access this service can call 603-338-9292, fill out the form at onsitenh.com/vaccine or email vaccinations@on-sitemedservices.com.
There is a fixed COVID-19 vaccination site in Claremont at a former liquor store, 367 Washington St. That site is open Monday-Saturday from 12 to 7 p.m. More information is available at on-sitemedservices.com/claremont or by calling 603-826-6500.
Nora Doyle-Burr can be reached at ndoyleburr@vnews.com or 603-727-3213.
