East Hall High School has seen an increase in COVID-19, and as a precaution has switched to remote learning temporarily.
A press release sent this afternoon from the Hall County School District states, “It is possible that in a limited number of these cases transmission occurred at school; therefore, beginning Monday, December 7, East Hall High School students currently under the in-person instructional model will be switched over to blended learning.”
Students can access their classes through the CANVAS system and are expected to continue learning from home.
The number of students missing on-site instruction due to COVID-19 has increased significantly over the past 36 hours, according to the release. The high school will undergo a deep cleaning tomorrow.
School system officials anticipate that the “blended” learning will only continue for three days, through Wednesday, December 9. Parents will be notified by noon Wednesday if it is extended.
School buses will deliver meals to students along the East Hall High School bus routes once a day, Monday through Wednesday. Buses will start delivery between 9:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Students can also pick meals up from East Hall High School between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Questions concerning meals are to be directed to school nutrition at 770-534-1080.
In the latest update from the Georgia Department of Health, White County has 1,323 cases with 23 deaths. Looking at surrounding Counties, Hall County has 12,967 cases with 199 deaths, Habersham County has 2,452 cases with 82 deaths, Jackson County has 3,367 cases with 53 deaths, Lumpkin County has 1,332 with 19 deaths, and in Towns County, they have 582 cases with 21 deaths.
Officials remind everyone to practice social distancing, washing hands often, and wearing a mask when out in public in order to help slow the spread of the virus.
