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Jump in coronavirus cases among students as school year gets underway

by WILL LANGHORNE
The Western News | September 10, 2021 7:00 AM

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Libby Elementary School students play after their first day of classes on Aug. 25. (Will Langhorne/The Western News)

Within days of opening classrooms, Libby Elementary School has seen over 20 students and staff members test positive for the coronavirus — almost half the total number of positive test results the school saw last year.

Superintendent Ron Goodman said seven staff members and 14 students had tested positive for the virus as of Sept...

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