Administrators and board members of the Port Huron Area School District say they stand behind the St. Clair County Health Department and medical health officer Dr. Annette Mercatante after getting an earful from parents and community members during their board meeting this week. Theo Kerhoulas, Port Huron Schools Superintendent, says they will be following the health department’s directives including a controversial 10-day quarantine order for those exposed to COVID-19 and are unvaccinated.
“We will fully support any mandates or orders from the health department, from the state, or federally,” said Kerhoulas. “Presently the order is about quarantine, there is no mask mandate, we highly encourage them but it’s not a mandate.”
Also during Mondays meeting board members voted to hire additional support staff including school using remaining federal COVID-19 relief dollars.
