WJRS News spoke to Superintendent Michael Ford this morning
about attendance numbers in the school district. While the district wide
attendance is holding steady at just over 92%, the Russell County High School
has an attendance today of 86.28%. The other schools however are holding steady
with Jamestown Elementary at 94.14%, Russell County Middle School at 95.02%,
Russell Springs Elementary at 93.82% and Salem Elementary at 94.29%.
Due to the good attendance in all other schools, Superintendent
Ford said school will go on as planned this week.