COVID closes Lewis Elementary
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Deputy Superintendent Jaret Tomlinson said Lewis Elementary School went virtual Nov. 13 and doors will remain closed for more than two weeks.
Closing Excelsior Springs High School and the Career Center this week did not come as much of a surprise to district patrons, Tomlinson said. District leaders created – and made the public aware of the potential use for – in-school, virtual and hybrid education models before the school year started.
“I don’t think it’s a big shock because we had just lost too many staff,” Tomlinson said....