ON MONDAY NIGHT NEW ALBANY FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WILL MAKE THE DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT MORE THAN 12,000 STUDENTS AND FACULTY WILL HAVE TO WEAR A MASK. THE DECISION IN NEW ALBANY COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGED HIS POLICY TO REQUIRE MASKS THE SUPERINTENDENT SENT A LETTER TO PARENTS OVER THE WEEKEND ALERTING THEM THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 70 POSITIVE CASES AMONGST STUDENTS IN THE FIRST EIGHT DAYS OF SCHOOL IN ADDITION. HE SAYS MORE THAN 1100 STUDENTS. 14AY-D QUARANTINE DUE TO CONTACT TRACING. WE JUST SEEN A LOT OF CASES. THE’E'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITY WITH THE DELTA VARIANT RIGHT NOW. WE’VE SEEN OUR CASES GO UP AND THAT’S BEEN REFLECTED IN THE SCHOOLS DR. ERIC YEAGIL IS THE CLARK COUNTY HEALTH OFFICER. HE SAYS DECISIONS ARE MADE ON A WEEK BY WKEE BASIS AS COVID-19 NUMBERS HAVE BEENAP RIDLY CHANGING HE APPLIES TO DISTRICT FOR TAKING THAT STEP. WE TALK WITH T SHECHOOL NURSES FIVE OR SIX TIMES A DAY ESSENTIALLY EVERY DAY. JUST SEEING WHAT’S OUT THERE. WHAT’S ON THE EXPLOSION OF CASES ALSO FORCED JEFFERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TO CCEANL THE FIRST TWO VARSITY FOOTBALL GAMES OF THE SEASON AS SEREVAL PLAYERS ARE UNDER QUARANTINE. BOTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS SAY THEY’RE FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF THE STATE AND THE LALOC HEALTH DEPARTMENT DR. HAZEL SAYS AS OF NOW, THERE’S BEEN NO DISCUSSION OF RETURNING TO VIRTUAL LEARNING FULL-TIME FOR GREATER CLARK COUNTY STUDENTS. I THINK THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A SHOW UP, YOU KNOW IMMINENT TO OUR CHILDREN, YOU KNOW WHIT IF IT GET ILLNESS IN ORDER TO GO TO A BLANKET, VIRTUAL LEARNING KIND OF SCENARIO. SHOULD H