Webb City cancels class amid surge in illness

Webb City is now among the growing list of area schools that are closing for a couple days due to sickness. Read the letter sent to parents below:

“Cardinal Parents:

Due to the continued increase in student and staff illness across the district, Webb City R7 Schools will be closed on Thursday, January 13th and Friday, January 14th to deep clean buildings and give everyone time to recover. Thursday will be an AMI (Alternative Method of Instruction) day for students and staff members.

The work for your student will be sent home or made available to them online. We appreciate your cooperation as we continue to navigate each situation as it arises.

As a reminder… Monday is a professional development day. Students WILL NOT be in school. We will see students back on Tuesday, January 18th.”

On Tuesday, the district reported 806 students and 50 staff members were sick.