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Christiana Middle to begin year in online format due to COVID-19 diagnoses




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Christiana Middle School had two employees test positive for COVID-19 and two others who are showing symptoms, so the school will temporarily move to an online-only format when school starts Thursday, the school district said.

James Evans, communications director of Rutherford County Schools, on Monday sent this announcement to parents:

“Christiana Middle School parents,

This is James Evans with Rutherford County Schools and we need to update you about an issue we are addressing at Christiana Middle School.

We have two employees at the school who have tested positive for COVID-19, we have two others who are exhibiting symptoms and 10 others who must complete a precautionary quarantine because they had close contact with those individuals. Those on quarantine include some members of the school’s administration and leadership team.

Because of these circumstances, we unfortunately need to transition Christiana Middle School to all distance-learning starting the first day of school, which is this Thursday, Aug. 13, through Friday, Aug. 21. In-person students will be able to begin their classes at school starting Monday, Aug. 24.

Now we know that this is going to cause an inconvenience for some parents and that many of you likely have questions about logistics, laptop check-outs, and other issues. The school’s principal, Dr. Kyle Nix, will be reaching out to all parents today to give you more specific information about the first week and a half of school.

Again, we know this will be a hardship for some parents but we want to ensure we are maintaining a safe learning environment for our students and employees. This temporary distance-learning scenario is part of our containment and mitigation plan for COVID-19.

Thanks again for all you do and make sure to listen in for a message from the school’s principal.”

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