CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — Three Cherokee County high schools will reopen in-person learning this week after closing because of a rise in COVID-19 cases among students and staff.
Creekview High, Etowah High, and Woodstock High are scheduled to reopen Thursday via a hybrid model. All students will learn digitally on Wednesdays while the rest of the week will be split Mondays/Thursdays and Tuesdays/Fridays based on last names.
The district says the schools will contact parents and students about how they are splitting the week.
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Cherokee County Schools keep a running list of reported COVID-19 cases at its schools and updates the total every Friday. The district also keeps an archive of letters sent to parents, which can be found here.
As of Friday, there were 102 active cases in the district with about a quarter of them from Etowah High School. But Monday morning, 43 cases rolled over into “inactive” cases.
Only two students from Etowah High School remain on the list while Woodstock and Creekview both now have no active cases.
Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach spoke with local high school students anxious to go back but not sure a hybrid model will work.
“I think if they’re going to keep shutting it down, then they should just close,” Haille Surat said.
“We’re going to fall behind because the teachers have to teach the same thing two days in row,” Adrin Rafil said.
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Only two students from Etowah High School remain on the list while Woodstock and Creekview both now have no active cases.
Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach spoke with local high school students anxious to go back but not sure a hybrid model will work.
“I think if they’re going to keep shutting it down, then they should just close,” Haille Surat said.
“we’re going to fall behind because the teachers have to teach the same thing two days in row,” Adrin Rafil said.
THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE SAYS–QUOTE--”The hybrid model will be considered as an alternative to two-week temporary closures for middle schools and high schools moving forward.”