January 14, 2021

POTENTIAL INCLEMENT WEATHER

As you may be aware, winter weather could potentially impact our area tomorrow afternoon. District officials will continue to monitor the incoming storm through the overnight hours and will participate in a call with the National Weather Service in Springfield tomorrow at 4:15 a.m.

While we expect to be able to attend a full day of school on Friday, Missouri weather can be very unpredictable! Therefore, should we need to implement a schedule change tomorrow it will be announced by 10:00 a.m. As a precaution, please create alternative afterschool plans for your student(s) in the event school would release early.
COVID19 CASES

The district has been made aware of the following COVID19 cases:

RHS: Three students were never at school when contagious. One employee was last at school when contagious 1/12.

At the direction of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department all individuals considered low-risk exposures to the individuals who tested positive will be contacted by school via email as they are eligible for a modified quarantine (Can attend school, ride the bus and attend STRIPES, but must quarantine outside of school.). Any high-risk, unmasked exposures who were exposed that need to traditionally quarantine will be called individually by a district employee or by Maximus (3rd party on behalf of Greene-County Health Department).
Information in regards to the district's response to COVID19 (including a weekly case tracker) can be found at https://www.republicschools.org/healthupdates. Also, the graphic below outlines quarantine protocols. Thank you for your support and flexibility as we navigate this time.

Josey McPhail
Director of Communications
Republic School District