8 a.m. COVID-19 update

8 a.m. COVID-19 update

EVANS KMBC 9 NEWS.THANKS SO MUCH.MATT.WELL TO MIZZOU STUDENTS AREEXPELLED AND THREE MORESUSPENDED THIS MORNING AFTERVIOLATING THE SCHOOL’S COVID-19POLICIES A STATEMENT FROM MUSAYS THEY BROKE THE RULESREQUIRING STUDENTS WHO TESTPOSITIVE TO ISOLATE THEMSELVESRIGHT NOW 24% OF ALL COVID-19TESTS ARE COMING BACK POSITIVEAND BOONE COUNTY WHERE THEUNIVERSITY IS LOCATED WITHINTHIRTEEN HUNDRED OF THE CASES.THERE ARE IN YOU STUDENTS ANDKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ISREPORTING MORE THAN 1,000COVID-19 CASES SINCE LAST WEEK.HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S ONLYREPORTING ITS NUMBERS ONTUESDAYS THE CITY HAS THE MOSTCASES IN THE NINE COUNTY METROREGION.WE’RE ALSO TRACKING THESEVEN-DAY ROLLING AVERAGE OF NEWCASES IN THE METRO RIGHT NOW.IT’S A 274 CASES WITHHOSPITALIZATIONS AT 81.NOW ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN THESHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICTMAY BE RETURNING TO THECLASSROOM NEXT MONTH.KMBC 9S.MARTIN AUGUSTINE IS WITH THEDETAILS MARK ROB THE SHAWNEEMISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT’S LIKEALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THEREWATCHING THESE VIRUS NUMBERSVERY VERY CLOSELY.BUT NOW THOSE NUMBERS AREHITTING A POINT WHERE SEANEMISSIONS LAUNCHING A PLAN TOBRING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS BACKTO SCHOOLS SUCH AS ROSELANDELEMENTARY WHO WE ARE THISMORNING HERE IN ROLAND PARK NOW,HERE’S THE LINN THE DISTRICT’SGOING TO START HYBRID LEARNINGFOR PRE-K THROUGH SECOND GRADEON OCTOBER 5TH AT HYBRID METHODBLENDS IN PERSON IN CLASSROOMINSTRUCTION AND ONLINE WORK ATHOME.THE NEXT STEP IN THE PLAN IS TOEXPAND THE HYBRID LEARNINGTHROUGH SIXTH GRADE THAT ITSTART ON OCTOBER 12 AND THENBEGIN TO TRANSITION TO ALL INCLASS LEARNING ON OCTOBER 19TH,THAT WOULD BE A TRANSITION INTOTHAT.IT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT OFTIME AND IT WOULD START WITH THEYOUNGEST STUDENTS NOW, THERE AREFAMILIES LIKELY CHOOSE JUST TOCONTINUE TO DO THEIR LEARNING ATHOME AS FAR AS MIDDLE SCHOOLERSAND HIGH SCHOOLERS GO.THEY’RE NOT COMING BACK JUST ASOF YET, BUT THE VIRUS NUMBERSARE COMING DOWN TO THE POINTWHERE IT’S GETTING CLOSER TOTHAT DAY WHERE THERE WILL BE APLAN FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGHSCHOOLERS TO DO SOME OF THEIRLEARNING IN THE CLASSROOMREPORTING LIVE MARTIN AUGUSTINEKMBC 9 NEWS WRIGHT.IT’S 8:05 NOW, AND WE’VE LEARNEDTHAT WESTPORT ALE HOUSE ISTEMPORARILY CLOSED IS THE KANSASCITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT LOOKS NEWA CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK LINKED TOTHE BAR THE BAR MADE THEANNOUNCEMENT VIA FACEBOOK LASTNIGHT.OWNERS SAY THERE HAVE BEEN TWOINCIDENTS WHERE A STAFF MEMBERFELT POSSIBLE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS,BUT THAT THE