The current wave of COVID-19 has caused many Elgin teachers and students to miss school due to illness or quarantining.During the most recent Elgin ISD school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Jodi Duron gave the board an update on how the latest COVID-19 wave caused by the omicron variant has affected the schools.As of the January 24 meeting, Elgin ISD began seeing a decline in the latest COVID-19 wave.One challenge has been a shortage of tests; although the school district has been ordering them, the tests are in short supply and remain on backorder. At the time of last week’s meeting,