COVID numbers falling in schools

Knott praises teachers, students and staff

Escambia County (Ala.) School Superintendent John Knott updated board members on current COVID cases across the county when the board of education held its meeting at the Escambia Career Readiness Center (ECRC) in Brewton last Thursday.

“Across the entire county, our current COVID-19 numbers for last week were one staff reported positive case, and close contacts were three students and two staff members,” said Knott. “We are really, really proud to see that these numbers have been down for the past several weeks,” said Knott.

Knott said he had an administrator meeting recently, and...