School boards review essential functions

LIND – School District Superintendent Don Vanderholm reviewed continuity of operations plans with Lind and Ritzville School Boards on Sept. 27.

The plan ensures primary, mission essential functions of the district continue to be performed in times of emergencies or other conditions that could disrupt school district operations, he said.

Currently, the most likely disruption are COVID-like illnesses or COVID-positive cases, which could result in a temporary school closure, and a switch to remote learning, he said.

The plan reads “conditions for determining a COVID-19 outbreak in schools are est...