A letter to the community

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Glen Szymoniak, Superintendent of the Klamath County School District pens a letter to the community of Klamath County:

Dear KCSD families and community,

Due to the increasing number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus COVID-19 in Oregon, on Thursday, March 12, 2020, Gov. Kate Brown announced a statewide closure of Oregon K-12 schools from Monday, March 16 through Tuesday, March 31.

Klamath County School District has implemented the following steps for all of our schools:

  1. Parent/Teacher Conferences have been canceled.​

  2. All school-sponsored activities have been canceled. This includes field trips, extra-curricular practices, and contests.

  3. SAT tests that were planned will continue as scheduled.

  4. All community use for interior and exterior KCSD facilities has been suspended.

  5. Schools will be open for students and parents to retrieve personal items or school-related material from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17. After that time, facilities will be closed to further access.

  6. There will be no contact with student groups including clubs, school-related organizations, or extracurricular programs by KCSD staff during the closure

  7. KCSD will be offering a FREE meals program for students 18 years old and ​younger beginning Monday, March 16 through Wednesday, March 18 at the following schools:

    • Shasta Elementary            11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

    • Stearns Elementary          11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

    • Peterson Elementary        11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

    • Ferguson Elementary       11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

    • Malin Elementary             11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

    • Merrill Elementary           11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

    • Gearhart School, Bly         11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

    • Bonanza Elementary         11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.​

    • Chiloquin Elementary       11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

    • Keno Elementary               11:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

    • Sprague River Library       11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.​

    • Gilchrist and Henley schools are developing plans for student meals. Information on that will be forthcoming. ​

Should you have any questions during this school closure, please direct them to Stephanie Bland at blands@kcsd.k12.or.us.  This is a fluid situation and additional guidance will be provided as needed and when available.

Sincerely,
Superintendent Glen Szymoniak