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Bourbon County Schools Face Illnesses as The Semester Winds Down

Bourbon County schools are experiencing school and staff illness in the last few weeks before school is out for Christmas break.

USD 234 Board of Education Building, 424 S. Main

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“We have had a large number of students and staff out the last several weeks with the flu, RSV and COVID 19; mostly the Influenza A,” USD 234 Superintendent Destry Brown said.

Destry Brown. Submitted photo.

On Monday, the district had 204 students out sick, which is down from last week by around 100, he said. There were seven teachers out Monday  with illness themselves or they have sick children.

The district has 1,856 students enrolled.

The district has had to postpone a music concert because of illness.

“The choir concert… has been rescheduled to January 11th at the Ellis Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m.,” Brown said.

“On Friday, the choir spent the day singing at different schools and other venues around town,” he said.  “I suspect that they shared the bug with each other that day. Whatever the case, their concert is postponed because of illness.”

U234 will dismiss school on Dec. 15 with a teacher workday on Dec. 16 and  school will resume on January 3.

Staff Positions

The district currently has openings that will be posted from retirements in the following areas:
Elementary Physical Education
Occupational Therapist
One teaching position
“I anticipate additional openings after the first of the year due to retirements,” Brown said.

 

Uniontown

Uniontown High School.

Uniontown School District had 63 students gone on Monday,  with a “handful of staff,” Vance Eden, USD 235 Superintendent said. There  are no postponements of school events at this time.

Vance Eden and family. Submitted photo.

“We have been able to cover all classes needing substitutes,” Eden said.

There are 479 students in this district.

The last day of school for this district is Friday, Dec. 16 for Christmas break. Staff will return on January 3 for professional development and students will return on January 4.

U235 Openings For Next Year

There are several openings being posted for U235 for the 2023-24 school year.

So far a junior/senior high school principal position, a jr./sr. English teacher and a high school science teacher.

 

 
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