School board President Tim Doran instructed the administration to withdraw the materials and conduct more screening. A vote was planned for next month but it's not clear if any of the materials will return before the board.
Multiple options are under consideration to shore up student transportation at the school district, including a potential partnership with the Metropolitan Area Commuter System.
All regular bus routes will be placed on a bi-weekly suspension, the Fairbanks school district has announced, citing nationwide bus driver shortages. Students impacted will need to find new ways to and from school.Â
UA President Pat Pitney said the recommendation follows formal requests for a shot mandate from faculty, staff and student governance groups.
It's too soon to say when the company will hit full capacity, according to Jim Ring, senior vice president of operations for the western region at Durham School Services.Â
Superintendent Debbe Landcaster said the decision was based in part upon Covid deaths in rural communities, including parents of children in the school district.
Starting Monday, masking is back in Denali schools after the Board of Education voted 7-2 in favor of the return.
Early voting starts today and will end Sept. 30. Election Day is Oct. 5 for voters headed to the polls.
A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led expedition left last week for a 40-day scientific cruise to assess the state of the eastern Arctic Ocean.
The mask issue has been a flashpoint for some parents who wrote and testified to education leaders that they would enroll or de-enroll their children based on the policy.Â
