PLAINWELL, Mich. — Plainwell Community Schools will be closed for the week of Nov. 22 due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
In a letter to parents, the school district says they have witnessed a large number of absences among students and staff, adding positivity rates have surpassed the numbers seen last school year.
We’re told more than 20% of students within the school district have been absent of late due to COVID-19 and other ailments.
School is scheduled to resume Monday, Nov. 29.
The school district asks that parents continue reporting positive cases to building administrators to help them monitor COVID-19.
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