December 09, 2020
Students, Parents, Teachers, and Staff of the Murray Independent School District,
Students Preschool through Grade 05 will NOT be returning to in-person learning on Monday, December 14, 2020. All students will continue online instruction through December 18, 2020. The Executive Order signed by Governor Andy Beshear on November 18, 2020 (attached), prohibits in-person instruction unless the COVID-19 incidence rate of a county is below 25 cases per 100,000 people (Red Zone). Per the COVID-19 Current Incidence Rate Map provided by the Kentucky Department of Public Health, as of Tuesday, December 08, 2020, Calloway County shows an incidence rate of 64.8 with an additional 20 positive COVID-19 cases reported today by the Calloway County Health Department.
Dr. Jason Glass, Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, communicated the following statement to all Kentucky Public School Districts:
“The governor’s executive order (EO) will have the force and effect of law. Therefore, all local school districts are expected to comply with all provisions of any EO applicable to local school districts.”
At this time, MISD students (PS-12) are scheduled to return for in-person classes on January 11, 2021.
Thank you,
Coy D. Samons, Superintendent