PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. — The Pickens County School District announced Thursday night that they are closing an elementary school temporarily due to COVID-19.
Officials said Tate Elementary School will be closed until Nov. 5 because of a significant number of staff and students in quarantine or isolation as a result of positive cases or direct contacts with people who are infected.
All other schools in the district will remain open and operating as usual.
The district did not release the exact number of positive cases or the number of students and staff members in quarantine.
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Information will be sent to parents tomorrow about distance learning and instruction.
“Recognizing the challenges that a school closure poses for many families in our community, we are making this decision with a heavy heart but for the greater good. Our priority is always the safety and well-being of our students and staff,” Superintendent Rick Townsend wrote in a letter to parents.
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