School Officials Plan For Coronavirus

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With concerns growing about the spread of coronavirus, leaders at Benton Harbor Area Schools are working to be prepared. Superintendent Andrae Townsel tells WSJM News he’s been in talks with other districts in Berrien County and the state as a letter is drafted to both staff and parents.

“Just to give them tips and updates on ways to stay safe,” Townsel said. “Things that they can do to keep themselves safe and what we’re doing at the school district to be safe.”

Townsel says superintendents from around the county are working on a plan so they can have a unified response if coronavirus appears in the area. He said at this week’s school board meeting the Michigan School Public Relations Association spent this past weekend providing districts with a toolkit for communicating about the virus. It’s been approved by the state, and Townsel says the memo to district staff will go out this week.