{"id":2011823,"date":"2023-08-25T10:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-we-go-again-red-state-school-district-shuts-down-classes-during-tripledemic\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:51:41","slug":"here-we-go-again-red-state-school-district-shuts-down-classes-during-tripledemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-we-go-again-red-state-school-district-shuts-down-classes-during-tripledemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Red State School District Closes Classes Amid &#8216;Tripledemic&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhere-we-go-again-red-state-school-district-shuts-down-classes-during-tripledemic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Kentucky School District Sends Students\u2064 Home Amidst Rising COVID Cases<\/h2>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, the Lee County School \u2062District\u2062 in Kentucky has made the decision to close schools for\u2062 a week, just as the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kolfage-one-florida-school-combated-covid-by-going-back-to-normal-as-a-result-the-children-and-teachers-are-safe-and-happy\/\" title=\"Brian Kolfage: One Florida School Combated COVID By Going Back to Normal \u2013 As a Result the Children and Teachers Are Safe and Happy\">school year<\/a> was beginning. While the district did \u2062not explicitly mention \u2064COVID as the reason for closure, they \u2063cited &#8220;illness&#8221; \u200cas\u200c the cause.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was \u200cmade \u2064on the district&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeeCountySchoolDistrictKY\/posts\/pfbid0eDXcFbrbHdff9MZSUVxdMcyUi8FdBdrhwdLWvE4zA8u6sKh1AT9cS7HkVMzDMuRul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>, stating that there\u2063 would be no school on August 22nd and \u206323rd \u2062due to student and\u2062 staff illness. Instead, students would engage in non-traditional instruction on August 24th and 25th. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-we-go-again-red-state-school-district-shuts-down-classes-during-tripledemic\/\" title=\"Red State School District Closes Classes Amid 'Tripledemic'\">district expressed gratitude<\/a> for the community&#8217;s patience and \u2062understanding during this time.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/24\/covid-flu-and-strep-causes-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-analysis-of-election-night-data-from-all-states-shows-millions-of-votes-either-switched-from-president-trump-to-biden-or-were-lost-using-dominion-and-other-systems\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of Election Night Data from All States Shows MILLIONS OF VOTES Either Switched from President Trump to Biden or Were Lost -- Using Dominion and Other Systems\">kentucky<\/a>-schools-to-cancel-class\/?utm_campaign=nypost&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>The New York Post<\/a>, 150 out of the district&#8217;s 900\u200b students were \u2062absent\u200d due to various illnesses\u2063 just a week into the school year. Additionally, several faculty and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghans-employed-by-u-s-embassy-say-theyre-losing-faith-in-evacuation-its-better-to-die-under-the-talibans-bullet-than-risk-kabul-airpo\/\" title=\"Afghans Employed By U.S. Embassy Say They\u2019re \u2018Losing Faith\u2019 In Evacuation: It\u2019s \u2018Better To Die Under The Taliban\u2019s Bullet\u2019 Than Risk Kabul Airport\">staff members reported<\/a> being sick as well.\u2063 The illnesses reported include COVID, the flu, and strep \u2062throat, leading\u200b to what some are calling a &#8220;tripledemic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scott Lockard, the Kentucky \u200cRiver District Public Health Director, spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lex18.com\/news\/lee-county-schools-closed-operating-on-nti-day-due-to-student-and-staff-illness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WLEX-TV<\/a> about\u2064 the situation. He mentioned that there \u2064has \u200bbeen \u200dan increase in\u200d COVID cases throughout\u200c the region, and the\u200b decision to dismiss \u2062classes \u200bfor\u2062 the rest of the week \u2062was made due to the high attendance of sick individuals in Lee County.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns of Mask\u2064 Mandates Returning<\/h3>\n<p>Amidst\u2063 the school closure, there have been\u200c predictions that mask mandates may\u2064 make a comeback in the coming months. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/is-masking-coming-back-covid-variants-experts-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> attributes these warnings \u200dto the emergence of\u2062 three new\u200c COVID \u2062variants.\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/08\/23\/health\/masks-covid-surge-wellness\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> also spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">health experts<\/a> who advised that mask mandates could be \u200creinstated this fall.<\/p>\n<p>However, convincing Americans to\u2062 comply with another round of COVID mandates may prove challenging. The term &#8220;#NeverAgain&#8221; was trending on X (formerly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-doj-puts-elon-musk-crosshairs-coming-twitter-earlier-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>)\u2064 on Thursday, indicating resistance to the idea of mask mandates.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2063situation unfolds, it remains to be seen how schools and communities will navigate the ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: COVlD-19 mandates are coming back just in\u2064 time for the 2024 election \u200bcycle as early signs are hinting towards what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n<p>What impeccable \u2062timing!<\/p>\n<p>Just days after a TSA whistleblower allegedly reported that mandates would be coming back in October, Lionsgate,\u2063 a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N8i6ldjQcW\">pic.twitter.com\/N8i6ldjQcW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1694007848760672334?\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay\u2064 updated with the latest news on this topic at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/go-red-state-school-district-shuts-classes-tripledemic\/\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kentucky school district closed schools for a week due to rising COVID cases. Lee County School District announced on Facebook that schools would remain shut until Aug. 28. 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