ML school board hears plans for 6-12 in-person classes

MEDICAL LAKE — Call it a COVID-rich environment at the Jan. 26 Medical Lake School Board meeting.

No, there had not been an actual outbreak amongst the board — minus the absent Laura Parsons — nor staff. It’s just the agenda had a natural COVID color to it from top to bottom.

That would be a natural considering the district’s middle and high school students went back to in-person classroom instruction Monday, Feb. 1. It’s the first time that’s happened on a large scale since students walked out the door March 13 of last year.

“We’ve had all K through five students in in-person opportunities, e...