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SD Department of Health Helping Schools Plan for the Fall Start

SD Department of Health Helping Schools Plan for the Fall Start

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Schools, colleges and universities across South Dakota are planning to bring students back to classrooms for the fall term.

State Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they are helping set up guidelines…

Malsam-Rysdon says they are still working out details..

Malsam-Rysdon says there will be different types of cost sharing for COVID-19 testing…

The universities are going to start early and end the fall semester by Thanksgiving. Many school districts are still working out their schedules.

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