Dade County, Georgia, middle and high school students transitioned to online learning for the remainder of the week beginning Wednesday – just 13 days after the official start of the school year – because of an increase in the number of positive COVID-19 cases on campus.
Superintendent Josh Ingle said distance learning will continue until at least Friday in both the middle and high schools as the district evaluates the situation.
“There is a possibility that we could extend that further, but as of right now we are planning to have everyone at school on Monday,” Ingle said Wednesday morning. “We have a meeting this afternoon to discuss that.”
As soon as that meeting ends, Ingle said, any new information parents need to know will be posted to the district website.
While middle and high school students work behind their computers at home, Dade County elementary schoolers continue to receive face-to-face instruction from their teachers on their school campuses.