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Well, that didn't take long during the school board meeting.

After going against the advice of the Health Department in October and voting 3-2 to keep middle and H.S. students remote, the Kennewick School Board pushed the return (or possible return) out to Feb. 2.

MS and HS students will have to wait until case counts "reach state-recommended levels."

We have reached out to Scott Wilson, the President of the PAE, but have not heard back on this.

Several parents reported to us receiving the email from RSD, and we obtained a copy of it as well. A call to Principal Tim Praino confirmed this report.

Since COVID, in WA state, reports of potential child mistreatment drop off the cliff.

A Declaration of Intent is required for students 8-18 when they withdraw from their perspective school District, for the purposes of home schooling. KSD has seen those numbers more than double this year.

Both Richland and Kennewick are down noticeably over 2019-2020, however, those figures are tabulated initially at the beginning of the school year. They are tracked and updated periodically, but no specific numbers are known for students who have 'left' for other educational programs.

Despite some rainy weather, dozens and dozens of students and some parents marched in Kennewick Wednesday.

Only after months and months are officials and educators beginning to grasp the impact lockdowns, isolation and fractured schooling is having on students.