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Olathe Teacher Takes The Initiative In Tracking COVID-19 Cases In Schools

Alisha Morris, a theater teacher at Olathe West High School, is pictured in this photo illustration in front of the database she began to help track schools' response and reopening during the pandemic.
Carlos Moreno
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KCUR 89.3
Alisha Morris (above), a theater teacher at Olathe West High School, is pictured with the database she created to track reports of COVID-19 cases among schoolchildren.

Alisha Morris spent her free time this summer tracking COVID-19 cases in schools around the country. The database she created went national.

Morris was shocked to learn that no one was tracking COVID-19 cases in schools around the country. The database she created became the basis for a new COVID-19 tracker now maintained by the National Education Association where submissions can continue to be made anonymously.

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