It’s a struggle every day for every district -- how do local schools balance COVID safety and prevent panic from spreading when the inevitable case is reported? It’s a phone call that no parent wants to receive -- a confirmed case of coronavirus is at their child’s school. While his son is currently quarantined and that is unnerving, Mathis said he’s satisfied with how the Fraser Public School District is handing COVID for students in face-to-face learning. As of March 4, there are 11 cases of COVID throughout the district -- 11 teachers and nearly 150 students are quarantined. That’s less than 1% of the district with 70% of its students opting for five-days a week face-to-face learning.

FRASER, Mich. Most parents are keeping a watchful eye on what school districts are planning to do in the fall. In Fraser, about 30 percent of parents have said they are not comfortable sending their children back to school for face-to-face learning because of coronavirus (COVID-19). The district is proposing a plan to accommodate concerned parents and meet state mandates. Fraser Public Schools had well established remote learning protocols already in place before Michigan Gov. READ: Michigan governor suspends in-person learning at K-12 schools for rest of school yearThe district has announced that it has been working within the guidelines of the Michigan Department of Educations remote learning model.