(KNZA)--The Hiawatha USD 415 Board of Education met in special session Thursday morning and are re-evaluating Wednesday's decision to move to remote learning at all three of the district's schools until October 12.

Superintendent Lonnie Moser said the decision was made because of staffing issues due an increase in positive COVID cases and subsequent quarantines.

The school nurses provided an update to the Board on the number of positive cases as well as quarantined cases among students and staff.

After reviewing the numbers, Board members agreed the main concern was at the elementary school, which has seen four positive COVID cases, as of Wednesday--including two staff members and two students.

Following a lengthy discussion, the Board directed the district's administrators to look into possible solutions to the staffing issues that would enable the middle school and high school to resume on-site learning. Another special board meeting was set for Friday at 12 noon.

The Board did vote unanimously to resume all sports and other activities, effective immediately.