Bridgeport and Bayard schools take different approaches to reopening
(World News USA)

Two towns, separated by just 13 miles but in the same county, will try two different approaches to reopening schools in the fall and preventing the spread of COVID-19. Bridgeport Public Schools and Bayard Public Schools released plans to reopen their buildings in the fall with Bridgeport leaning into social distancing — but not requiring masks — and Bayard shifting to a hybrid-model and enforcing a mask requirement in some scenarios. There has been 59 cases of COVID-19 in Morrill County, where both districts are located. Of that 59, Panhandle Public Health Department said 58 had recovered. Bridgeport`s plan is simple — keep students and staff six...