The following back-to-school information is from the Ada school website and is subject to change.
Introduction: This plan reflects what our plan is today, under today’s conditions, and is subject to change at any time to adapt to changes to the COVID-19 crisis.
(Icon note:For example, on Aug. 5, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Health will issue a health order requiring that K-12 children wear face coverings while in school. Click here to read that story.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine provided the following updates on the status of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MASKS IN SCHOOLS
Governor DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Health will issue a health order requiring that K-12 children wear face coverings while at school. The new mandate comes after the Ohio Children's Hospital Association and American Academy of Pediatrics Ohio Chapter issued a joint letter recommending widespread use of masks in schools with the following exceptions:
• Children under the age of 2 years old
• Any child unable to remove the face covering without assistance
• Where did the 6-foot rule come from?
• How do we help kids cope with all the questions surrounding covid-19?
• What criteria would allow us to return to not having social distancing, wearing masks and enhancing disinfecting practices?
• Is this a short term virus, or is it like the flu that will continue to show up seasonally?
These questions and host of others are addressed in a locally-created online resource made available to the public this month.
A team effort by Ohio Northern University Heterick Library librarians and several members of the Ada SAFE group created the resource.
Yes, July was hotter than most Julys we’ve experience, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
The July, 2020, average temperature was 77.1 degrees, or 4.4 degrees warmer than the July average of 72.7 degrees.
And, it rained less this July than in previous Julys. July, 2020, had 2.38 inches of rainfall. That’s 1.42 inches less than the average July rainfall of 3.8 inches.
July’s temperatures experienced a range of 36 degrees with the high of 95 recorded on July 6 and the low of 59 recorded on July 14.
July’s hottest period was from July 3 through July 9 when each of the highest daily temperatures reached 91 or higher.
