VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The following is a news release from Valley City Public Schools Superintendent Josh Johnson concerning a change in their Continuity of Services Plan (COVID-19) for grades K-6 (at Jefferson and Washington Elementary).

“Since the end of last week, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in our school district has increased from 11 to 23. All but 2 of these cases have been identified in grades K-6. Following the advisement from local and regional health officials at Essentia Health, we have made the difficult decision to change grades K-6 (Jefferson and Washington Elementary) to learning Plan B (in-person with restrictions) beginning on Wednesday, October 27th thru Wednesday, November 10th. This change will include a mask mandate for any individual at either Jefferson or Washington Elementary for the next two weeks.

We are hopeful that this short-term mitigation will assist us in returning to Plan A following the evaluation of our COVID-19 data and ongoing consultation with Essentia Health. Please look for an update from the school district that will be shared via email with all parents on or before Wednesday, November 10th.

Please contact the district office if you have any questions regarding this change in our Continuity of Services Plan.”

Josh Johnson

Superintendent

Valley City Public Schools

(701) 845-0483