A second-grade student in Georgia tested positive for the coronavirus after their first day of school.
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11Alive reports the student from Sixes Elementary School tested positive for the virus and school staff informed parents that the classroom will be closed temporarily. Students and the teacher will be in self-isolation for two week but remote learning will be conducted.
Cherokee County school district spokeswoman Barbara P. Jacoby said in a statement that the classroom will be deeply cleaned after receiving news of the student’s diagnosis.
“The teacher, who is symptom-free, will teach the class online from home through our Canvas learning management system,”
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There were photos of the classrooms were students are pictured without masks in a now deleted-Facebook post. Jacoby said a previous statement that masks would not be mandatory but backtracked her claims and said it is strongly encouraged for students and staff.