School proposes in-person classes, shortened days for upcoming year

The Haines Borough School District has developed a tentative COVID-19 mitigation plan for the upcoming school year including in-person classes, small groups of students, mask wearing and a shortened school day.

To help create the plan, the district solicited input from focus groups of teachers, staff and middle school and high school students, as well as experts including Haines Health Center director Lylith Widmer.

Student body president Lydia Andriesen, who participated in the student focus…