coronavirus
Despite spiraling case numbers, Boise State maintains regular operations
Business as usual extends to Friday night — when Boise State’s football team is slated to play at a full Albertsons Stadium for the first time since 2019.
School districts grapple with substitute teacher and bus driver shortages
Staffing challenges have become another hurdle for Idaho schools as they start a third COVID-affected year.
Victor’s mask debacle reflects statewide debate
The mayor made masks mandatory. The school district is refusing to comply. The intergovernmental spat has simmered into a legal debate.
As schools reopen, K-12 coronavirus case numbers surge
More than 1,200 school-aged children contracted coronavirus last week. Case numbers have increased twelvefold since mid-July, and the middle of summer vacation.
Boise State coronavirus cases surge to a pandemic peak
Two weeks into fall semester, the state’s largest university reported 127 new cases. Last week, the number was 56.
Boise State COVID surge threatens face-to-face classes, campus events
“What happens next is largely within the campus community’s control,” said university administrators, urging staff and students to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
One-third of West Ada students have decided not to wear masks in school
Spokesperson Char Jackson said more important than the mask opt-out numbers is contact tracing and keeping an eye on coronavirus case counts. INSIDE: A school-by-school percentage of students opting out of wearing masks.
‘Teetering on the brink:’ Little deploys federal workers, National Guard to hospitals
The governor also renewed his appeal to Idahoans on the fence about COVID-19 vaccines. “Please choose to receive the vaccine now to protect lives, help our exhausted medical staff, keep health care access available to all of us, keep our workforce healthy, and keep our kids in school.”
Teton school shuns city mask mandate
The East Idaho school district won’t comply with the city of Victor’s recent mask mandate, Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme said Friday.
Coronavirus case numbers flatten — but child case numbers keep climbing
Last week, the state reported 630 new coronavirus cases involving 5- to 17-year-olds. The previous week’s count was 522 youth cases.