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Berea Independent School District moving start date due to COVID

Berea Independent School District
Diane Hatchett
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Berea Independent School District

COVID-19 has prompted a central Kentucky school system to push back their first day of classes. Berea Independent School District will be starting classes on Monday. The system in southern Madison County was scheduled to start earlier this week.

Diane Hatchett is the superintendent of the Berea Independent School District. She said they wanted to start the year off on the right foot.

“This is the first year since COVID started we’ve had all of our students on campus because last year they had the option of being in person or being virtual. This year that is not the case, so we have everyone here. To me, it sets the tone for the year.”

She said being at school in person is a way to help stabilize students.

“From a social and emotional standpoint, we’re trying to look at the kids holistically, academically, socially, emotionally. Also, you’re feeding kids, our school district has a large number of free and reduced lunch.”

Hatchett says another reason they pushed the date back was to make sure faculty and staff can all be on hand for the first day of class. She says there are no plans to go virtual this year, but they have the tools in place if it becomes necessary. The Berea Independent School District serves around 11-hundred students.

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