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Saline Area Schools Superintendent Steve Laatsch will preview the district's plans for the return to five-day-a-week in-person instruction when the Board of Education meets Aug. 10.
Laatsch sent a letter to the school community Friday. In the letter, he noted that the SARS-CoV-2 transmission has increased to "substantial" according to CDC standards, which means the CDC is highly recommending the use of masks indoors. As a result, Laatsch said, the district is now recommending the use of masks indoors for all students and staff. However, mask-wearing is not mandatory at the moment. Laatsch noted this is not indicative of the district's plans for the return to class Aug. 30, when density will be higher in the buildings.
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The district has also announced the schedule for school open houses.
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If this mileage passes, has the City of Saline, for example, committed to reduce their millage by 2.0 that they no longer
need to send to the Fire Department?
It should be stated that this mileage is going to raise the taxes for many homes by $800 per year (based on a $250K SEV). There has been no commitment that the 2.0 mil that currently exists will be replaced even though it is alluded to. That is a huge increase.
The Fire Dept. likely does have unmet needs. We have been in meetings where the Fire Chief has spoken and our impression has been that he is not fully transparent, massaging information to present a case to achieve what he wants rather than solidly and transparently defining reality and options.