ODENVILLE — While St. Clair County Schools are looking to return to its regular routine come the 2021-22 school year, there are still uncertainties that lie as new variants of COVID-19 have begun to spread.
“Everyone thinks COVID is over because there’s a vaccine,” Superintendent Mike Howard said during the board of education’s regular meeting Tuesday.
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