Students return to class Feb. 1

COLFAX — Students here will return for in-person learning Feb. 1 after School Board representatives unanimously approved the date Monday night.

Board member Brian Becker moved to reopen and Erica Anderson provided the second.

“We’re excited,” Superintendent Jerry Pugh said. “The best place for students to be is with us in our School District.”

Before the vote, he took the board through his reasoning to recommend the change noting that virus cases within the district have not been spread inside schools.

Jennings Elementary pupils have attended in-person since the start of the school year. Grade...