Etowah High School Closing Immediately From Coronavirus Outbreak - Woodstock-Towne Lake, GA - Etowah High School will be closed after school Tuesday through the end of … “What it would take a teacher to do would take me two hours to do between the fighting and crying trying to get the work done.”. "It was made with the support of school board members, and was determined, as all of our quarantine decisions are made, in consideration with the Department of Public Health. Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email. Your support makes this possible. For the rest of the school district, Hightower said he asks all students, staff and families to continue to social distance and use masks when social distancing is not possible.

Connecticut woman fights off coyote with pitchfork, NC veteran plans to honor late son with lottery winnings, Finally! "We will deep clean the building on Wednesday, and remote learning, through the Canvas learning management system, will begin on Thursday, Aug. 13.

"With a commitment from 77 percent of our students’ families to return to school in-person, we opened our doors on Aug. 3 and welcomed more than 30,000 students back for learning, reconnecting with teachers and staff and friends, and a sense of normalcy absent for five long months," he said.

Etowah High School students standing shoulder-to-shoulder with no masks on went viral last week. Etowah High School will be closed after school Tuesday through the end of the month after nearly 300 students and staff had to quarantine.

On Tuesday morning, parents in Cherokee County held a rally in support of the system’s reopening plan. "As your superintendent, I wear a mask whenever I cannot social distance," he said in his statement.

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Teachers will report to school on Thursday to begin providing instruction to their students through Canvas. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Michigan family with 14 sons welcomes first daughter. "While the use of face coverings/masks is not mandated by the state, it is strongly recommended in settings where social distancing is difficult to accomplish – including hallway transitions," Woods said. Photos showing Etowah High School students standing shoulder-to-shoulder with no masks on went viral last week. Etowah High School to close until end of month due to COVID-19 outbreak, Cherokee County teacher, family to quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk. Since Cherokee Schools reopened, and as of Tuesday morning, there have been 59 positive COVID-19 tests confirmed among students and staff, which have led to mandate two-week quarantines for 925 students and staff.

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We had to determine what was the best for our children’s health and ultimately for our family, it was for them to go back to school.”.

“My child personally needs the face-to-face,” Arnotti said. The University of Georgia saw a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases for the second week in a row. Cherokee County has seen 28 certified educators leave their jobs since the end of the 2019-20 school year.

A picture of students at Etowah High School standing close together without face coverings went viral last week. Heather Arnotti said that in-person learning for her 3rd and 4th-grader wasn’t an easy decision. Etowah High School in Cherokee County will close temporarily after classes Tuesday due to a surge of coronavirus cases, Superintendent Brian Hightower said. The closure has no effect on Etowah High School students already enrolled in digital learning. With class back in session at the University of Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic, the University System of Georgia says it still has not established an infection threshold that would force all classes online. Extra-curricular athletic activities will continue after school; this exception is due to the very limited size of these groups and additional safety measures in place (such as temporal scans), but continuation of athletics will be closely monitored for possible closure.". We recognize this decision still may create hardships for Etowah High School families and is disappointing for students who want to be at school for in-person learning.

“We need our entire community to help us keep our promise – we need you to stay home when you’re sick; get tested if you’re symptomatic; report your child’s positive test to our school; follow the quarantine and limit interaction with non-family members during this period; social distance when you can and wear a mask when you can’t,” Superintendent Brian Hightower wrote.