It’s not the spring break everyone envisioned a week-and-a-half ago.
Days after public schools extended the break an extra week in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Tate Reeves announced during a Thursday live broadcast that he is recommending public schools close until April 17.
Sunflower County Consolidated School District Superintendent Miskia Davis said SCCSD plans to adhere to this call.
“We have heard the recommendation of Governor Reeves and are heeding his recommendation,” she said in a statement to The E-T Thursday morning. “I am meeting with my school leaders and leadership team on tomorrow to devise a plan that addresses the educational and physical needs of our children as best as possible, all the while keeping our staff, students and stakeholders as safe as possible in these unprecedented times.”
Schools, churches, businesses and many others are feeling the effects what is amounting to a shutdown of all unnecessary gatherings.
The Centers for Disease Control’s current guidelines recommend gatherings of no more than 10 people.
The number of confirmed cases in Mississippi jumped from 34 on Wednesday to 50 on Thursday, including a single confirmed case in Yazoo County.
Neighboring Bolivar County currently has two confirmed cases, and Leflore has four cases of the novel coronavirus.
Pick up a copy of this week’s print edition of The E-T for more on how it is affecting daily life in Sunflower County.
