Leslie County students got something of an extended holiday break when school officials announced Monday that classes were cancelled the rest of the week. Scott Lockard is the public health director for the Kentucky River District Health Department, which includes Leslie and six other counties.
“The Leslie County staff over there, they did a wonderful job, they looked at their absenteeism rate, and they had 73% of the student body and attendance, so 27% out and realized that was just way above the threshold there where they could, you know, effectively hold classes.”
