The announcement comes as Warren wrote that the district had a total of 1,155 total positive COVID-19 cases as of Jan. 12—an 878% increase in positive COVID-19 cases since Christmas break. The district also has 479 campus staff members who are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 or are taking care of a family member who is ill with COVID-19.
“We are being informed by many medical experts from our area health departments that the omicron variant is providing less severe symptoms for many of us who have tested positive, but the issue is that positive tests still bring the requirement of quarantining, and we cannot assure our schools are being successfully run day to day with so many campus-level staff out,” Warren wrote.
The days off are not remote learning days, Warren wrote. However, the two days off will not impact the instructional calendar as the district is using them as inclement weather days.
All schools and buildings will reopen and resume normal operations Jan. 19.
“To all of our stakeholders—I am sorry we are having to do this, but we have to break the cycle of positive tests,” Warren wrote.
