CONWAY — “We may be starting to see a glimmer of hope,” Superintendent Kevin Richard told the Conway School Board when he gave a COVID-19 update on Jan. 24.
After seeing about 200 cases involving both students and staff within the first two weeks or returning to classrooms after the holiday break on Jan. 3, Richard said there were 50 two weeks, which was down from 91 the previous week, and 46 last week.
kAm~? s64] a_[ AC:@C E@ E96 9@=:52J C646DD[ b_d 42D6D H6C6 C6A@CE65 E9C@F89@FE E96 $p&] (96? 4=2DD6D C6DF>65 y2?] c[ E96C6 H6C6 bdf 42D6D] $:?46 E96?[ E96 ?F>36CD 92G6 6IA=@565] %96C6 H6C6 ced 42D6D y2?] `` 2?5 E96? dce 2D @7 y2?] `g 2?5 E@AA65 eca E9:D A2DE |@?52J]k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 ?@E ?@E @FE @7 E96 H@@5D J6E[ 3FE E96 ?F>36CD 2C6 EC6?5:?8 :? E96 C:89E 5:C64E:@?[” D2:5 #:492C5] “r@>:?8 324< 7C@> G242E:@?[ E96 9@=:52J 3C62<[ E92E 7:CDE H66< 325 H6 925 `_g 24E:G6 42D6D :? 2== E96 D49@@=D :? $p& h] %96 H66< 27E6C E92E H6 925 g` 2?5 >@DE C646?E=J[ E9:D A2DE H66<[ H6 925 d_] $@ E96C6VD 8=:>>6CD @7 9@A6 96C6 :? E6C>D @7 <:?5 @7 C6=62D:?8 D@>6 @7 E9@D6 C6DEC:4E:@?D]”k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 EC6?5:?8 5@H?H2C5[” #:492C5 D2:5 %F6D52J FA@? C6=62D:?8 E96 ce 42D6D 7@C =2DE H66<] “(6’C6 42FE:@FD=J @AE:>:DE:4]”k^Am
kAm%96 3@2C5’D 4@\4FCC:4F=2C 25G:D@CJ DF34@>>:EE66 Wz6G:? r2CA6?E6C[ $FA6C:?E6?56?E z6G:? #:492C5[ z6??6EE w:89 pE9=6E:4 s:C64E@C }62= (62G6C[ z6??6EE |:55=6 $49@@= !C:?4:A2= #:4< q:496[ z6??6EE |:55=6 pE9=6E:4 r@@C5:?2E@C vC656= $92H 2?5 3@2C5 >6>36CD |:496==6 r2A@KK@=: 2?5 #2?5J s2G:D@?X 28C665 EH@ H66<D 28@ E@ 2==@H DEF56?ED — FA E@ d_ D6?:@CD — E@ 2EE6?5 9@>6 32D<6E32== 2?5 9@4<6J 82>6D]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 E96 t28=6D H6=4@>65 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ[ 76H6C E92? d_ 2EE6?565 E96 82>6D] ~? y2?] ag[ ;FDE ?:?6 D6?:@CD D:8?65 FA E@ 2EE6?5 E96 z6??6EE 8:C=D 32D<6E32== 82>6 282:?DE $@F9682?[ 2?5 @?=J 7@FC @7 E9@D6 24EF2==J 2EE6?565]k^Am
kAm%96 DF34@>>:EE66 EH62<65 E9:?8D =2DE H66<[ @A6?:?8 :E FA E@ 6?E:C6 DEF56?E 3@5J] |@C6 E92? d_ DEF56?ED D:8?65 FA E@ 2EE6?5 =2DE (65?6D52J’D zw$ 3@JD 32D<6E32== 282:?DE !=J>@FE9] u@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? EH@ J62CD[ E96 !6E6C p>6D vJ>?2D:F> H2D C@4<:?8] $EF56?ED 4966C65 7@C E96:C A66CD 2?5 H:E9 z6??6EE @? :ED H2J E@ 2 dd\b` =625[ 3682? 492?E:?8[ “(2C> FA E96 3FDP”k^Am
kAm“%92E’D 8@@5 E@ 962C[” #:492C5 D2:5 3J A9@?6 %9FCD52J] “v6EE:?8 DEF56?ED 324< E@ E96 82>6D :D 2 AC:@C:EJ[ 3FE H6’G6 5@?6 E92E :?4C6>6?E2==J[ 368:??:?8 H:E9 E96 D6?:@CD] }@H[ :EV== 36 E@ F?56C4=2DD>6? 2?5 @E96C 8F6DED Wzw$ 724F=EJ 2?5 DE277 — A=FD @?6 :>>65:2E6 72>:=J >6>36C :7 C6BF6DE65 29625 @7 E:>6X] (6’C6 >2<:?8 D@>6 AC@8C6DD[ ?@E 2D BF:4< 2D D@>6 A6@A=6 H@F=5 =:<6[ 3FE x E9:?< E92E E92EVD E96 8@2=]”k^Am
kAm%96 $p& h p4E:G6 r~'xs\`h s2D93@2C5 D9@H65 D:I 24E:G6 42D6D @? |@?52J W5@H? 7C@> bd @? uC:52JX[ 3FE H2D FA E@ `c @? %F6D52Ji D:I 2E z6??6EE w:89j EH@ 6249 2E r@?H2J t=6>6?E2CJ[ z6??6EE |:55=6 2?5 y@9? w] uF==6C t=6>6?E2CJj @?6 2E !:?6 %C66 $49@@= 2?5 y24<D@? vC2>>2Cj 2?5 K6C@ 2E y@D:29 q2CE=6EE t=6>6?E2CJ]k^Am
kAm%9C@F89 |@?52J[ E96C6 92G6 366? ab_ 42D6D 2E z6??6EE w:89[ `_h 2E !:?6 %C66[ gg 2E r@?H2J t=6>6?E2CJ[ gg 2E z6??6EE |:55=6[ ee 2E y@D:29 q2CE=6EE[ da 2E y@9? uF==6C 2?5 ?:?6 2E y24<D@?]k^Am
kAmx? q2CE=6EE[ E96 D49@@= 3@2C5 G@E65 F?2?:>@FD=J E@ 5:DD@=G6 :ED r~'xs #6G:6H r@>>:EE66[ H9:49 925 762EFC65 #:492C5[ y@D:29 q2CE=6EE t=6>6?E2CJ !C:?4:A2= y@6 *29?2 2?5 3@2C5 >6>36CD p?5C6H {:89E 2?5 #@3 r=2C< >66E:?8 6249 H66< D:?46 }@G6>36C E@ C6G:6H 42D6 ?F>36CD :? E96 D49@@=]k^Am
kAm“~FC E:>6 42? 36 36EE6C D6CG65 6=D6H96C6[” {:89E D2:5] “z6G:? H:== <66A FD :?7@C>65 @? 2? 2D ?66565 32D:D]”k^Am
kAm%96 q2CE=6EE 2?5 r@?H2J 3@2C5D 3@E9 6IE6?565 E96 r~'xs 23D6?46 52JD 7@C DE277 E9C@F89 E96 6?5 @7 E96 D49@@= J62C] $E277 925 366? 2==@H65 7:G6 r~'xs 52JD E9C@F89 s646>36C[ 3@E9 3@2C5D G@E65 E@ 6IE6?5 E92E E9C@F89 yF?6]k^Am
kAm“$E277:?8 :D DE:== 2 4@?46C? :? E96 3F:=5:?8D[” #:492C5 D2:5 |@?52J[ “3FE x E9:?< E96 7:G6\52J A6C:@5 92D 96=A65 3C:?8 A6@A=6 324< @C 2C6 766=:?8 H6==] (6 DE:== 92G6 D@>6 7@=<D H9@ 2C6?VE 766=:?8 H6== 6?@F89 27E6C E96 7:G6 52JD[ 3FE E96 >2;@C:EJ @7 7@=<D 2C6[ E96JVC6 5@:?8 ~z]”k^Am
kAm#:492C5 D2:5 H9:=6 DE277:?8 C6>2:?D 2? :DDF6[ E96 C646?E C64@>>6?52E:@? 3J E96 r6?E6CD 7@C s:D62D6 r@?EC@= 2?5 !C6G6?E:@? E@ 492?86 7C@> `_ E@ 7:G6 52JD E92E A6@A=6 H:E9 r~'xs\`h 3FE 2C6 2DJ>AE@>2E:4 ?665 E@ :D@=2E6 D9@F=5 96=A] %@ G:6H E96 $p& h H63D:E6[ 8@ E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^E:?JFC=]4@>^aAgK?<EJQmE:?JFC=]4@>^aAgK?<EJk^2m]k^Am
kAm%96 rsr 8F:56=:?6D DE2E6 A6@A=6 >2J C6EFC? E@ D49@@=^H@C< 27E6C s2J d :7 J@F 2C6 76G6C\7C66 7@C 2E =62DE ac 9@FCD 2?5 @E96C DJ>AE@>D 2C6 :>AC@G:?8]k^Am
kAm“%92E’D 2 3:8 492?86 7@C D@>6 A6@A=6[” #:492C5 D2:5 @7 E96 >@G6 E@ 7:G6 52JD]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ %96 }6H *@C< %:>6D @? (65?6D52J[ E96 2G6C286 42D6=@25 ?2E:@?H:56 H2D 2E cac[_ff W5@H? 7C@> fh_[ddb @? y2?] `g[ 2?5 dgh[aad =2DE %9FCD52JX] p=2D<2 ?@H =625D E96 ?2E:@? :? 42D6D A6C `__[___ C6D:56?ED 2E bfg[ 7@==@H65 3J (2D9:?8E@? 2E abc A6C `__[___ C6D:56?EDj 2?5 z6?EF4<J H:E9 aab A6C `__[___]k^Am
kAm}6H w2>AD9:C6[ H9:49 @?46 96=5 E96 5F3:@FD 5:DE:?4E:@? @7 E96 >@DE 42D6D A6C `__[___ C6D:56?ED[ D2E 2E }@] ag W5@H? 7C@> }@] ae @? y2?] `g[ 3FE FA 7C@> ba =2DE %9FCD52JX 2E ``h A6C `__[___ C6D:56?ED W5@H? 7C@> aac =2DE H66< 2?5 `e` =2DE %9FCD52JX]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.