Press Release
March 19, 2020
Interim President Mr. Kim Warner issued a statement this afternoon intended to put recent Kleberg County decisions in some perspective. “Facing an unprecedented situation, the school and the County Commissioners attempted to navigate the need for testing against the need to protect students and the staff at this residential setting.
While the school is very grateful for the sharing use of the FEMA dome designed for emergency use by the public, this health-imposed situation was different. With only a one or two day notice,the ability to get students home to ten different countries was just not possible. Border access and airline schedules simply do not adjust to such a quick decision.”Speaking on behalf of the approximately 130 residential high school students under her responsibility, the Principal, Ellie Perez,expressed clear concern for student and residential staff health and safety.“It is one thing to remove the kids in quick fashion when a storm is on the horizon, but this was a hidden enemy with deadly and unknown ability to transfer.
While we never said we wouldn’t accommodate the County’s request to use the FEMA dome on our campus, and we are appreciative of TAMUK’s willingness to assist with housing for our students and staff living on campus, we didn’t feel this option provided for adequate supervision of our young teenagers in a setting with college-age students. I know the Judge and County Commissioners would never make a decision that endangered even one child -we simply did not have time to implement their decision.”
“Pan Am is very appreciative of the decision that has been made by Kleberg County to move the testing facility to Dick Kleberg Park,” said Mr. Warner.
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