According to the latest figures released by the Lincoln Parish School District, a total of 115 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of the school year almost three months ago.
Lincoln Parish Schools Secondary Supervisor and Athletic Director Ricky Durrett is in line to take over as superintendent of the school district in January when current Superintendent Mike Milstead retires.
Despite graduating in a school year that was interrupted and changed by the outbreak of COVID-19 this spring, Lincoln Parish’s class of 2020 turned in top performances on the ACT, including Cedar Creek School’s highest-scoring class in five years.
The Lincoln Parish School Board has received two applications so far to fill the upcoming vacancy at superintendent following Mike Milstead’s retirement at the end of the year.
More than 60 individuals in the Lincoln Parish School District have contracted COVID-19 since the start of school on Aug. 19, according to figures released by the school system Thursday afternoon.
The Louisiana Department of Health has released COVID-19 case figures it has gathered from both higher education institutions and K-12 districts across the state, though both reports do not specifically indicate where the confirmed cases are located.
