One Lamesa Independen School District (LISD) student has tested positive for COVID-19.
Six staff members, including two teachers, have missed school since last week due to the virus, said LISD Superintendent Jim Knight.
Four of the six staff members are auxiliary employees, working in the cafeteri as mechanics or teaching assistants, or in janitorial areas. None of the six have returned to work.
“Some of those did test positive and have stayed home,” Knight said. “Their spouses had it and they got tested and it came back positive.”
School campuses, closed since last spring due to the pandemic, reopened less than a month ago ...