The State Board of Education has provided additional guidance to schools during this pandemic.  

You can find some of their information at  https://www.isbe.net/covid19 and also https://www.isbe.net/keeplearning.

The district has created a back to school plan.  It and other documents dealing with our COVID-19 response can be found here.

Also, we are still serving lunch to any student that wants a meal.  This meal program is funded by the USDA, Administered by ISBE and Sponsored by Murphysboro CUSD 186.

Murphysboro CUSD 186 will be changing meal delivery days  beginning Wednesday April 15th.  Deliveries will be Monday, Wednesday, Friday.  Two days worth of meals will be distributed on those days.  

Pick-up locations are:

Murphysboro Middle School 11-12

Bocce Ball Court 11-12

20th and Wall 11-11:30

United Methodist Church 11:30-12

Murphysboro Youth and Rec 12-12:30

Gorham Fire Department 11-12

Pomona Town Hall 11-11:45

Old Rome Parking Lot 11:35-12

Murphysboro Food Pantry (breakfast & lunch) 9am-11am

The district will also be using two white activity busses to deliver food from 11:00 to 1:00 along the following routes:

Bridgewood, Valley Ridge, New Horizons

New Hill, Old Brick Road

Hoffman Road

Mobile Ranch

Happy Ours

Cinnamon Lane

Area North of Hardees

If you see the bus, you are welcome to come to the bus and pick-up a meal.  If there are other regions that we have overlooked, please call the district office at 618-684-3781 and leave a message.

By Steve Carrington