COVID-19 safety protocols for HPS still being discussed as national spike continues

As COVID-19 cases rise in the U.S., Havre Public Schools Superintendent Craig Mueller said proposed COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-22 school year are still being discussed and the issue of mask requirements will be discussed at a special meeting of the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustees Aug. 17.

The issue will not be covered at the Aug. 10 board meeting.

The U.S.’s most recent spike is being driven primarily by the Delta variant, a more contagious strain of the virus that affects younger people The Delta variant severely than the normal strain. which now accounts for the majority of new c...