Walker County Schools has announced it will extend its current hybrid instructional plan for students through Friday, Oct. 22, due to concerns over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Georgia community.
The extension is set to include the three weeks before students’ fall break and the week following fall break, according to Superintendent Damon Raines. Traditional five-day, face-to-face classroom instruction will resume on Monday, Oct. 25.
The school district first transitioned to a hybrid instructional model in late August with plans for students and staff to return to school on a regular schedule this week. That did not happen.
Instead, Raines said an extension was necessary based on the number of positive cases, close contact quarantines and “district and school operational capacity.”
While continuing hybrid instruction, students will attend school on an A/B schedule, meaning only certain students will attend classes on certain days while others learn online from home.