Haxtun administration reports strains on District amid current pandemic

The current COVID pandemic and the toll local rising numbers is having on the Haxtun School District took up a good chunk of time during a two-hour Board of Education meeting last week.

When the Nov. 17 meeting took place, all Haxtun students remained on campus for in-person learning but just three days later, that situation changed as students were sent home in the middle of the day for remote learning due to the lack of staff and positive tests results within the District. Students are expected to return on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

In her report to board members, Principal Becky Heinz said she was t...