Some students and staff in the Douglas County School District are temporarily returning to remote learning after learning of COVID-19 outbreaks at four different schools.
The Douglas County School District returned to in-person learning five days a week on March 22.
Just over two weeks later, there have been five COVID-19 outbreaks at each of the four schools, reports CBS4.
The schools effected are Mountain Vista High Schools, Castle View High School, Rocky Heights Middle School, and Sierra Middle School.
The districts plans on returning to a remote learning model for the next two weeks.
According to CBS4, Mountain Vista began remote learning on Wednesday, April 7, and plans to return to in-person learning on April 21.
The Douglas County School Board Director David Ray posted the following remote learning schedules for the schools impacted:
- Mountain Vista High School: Remote learning April 7- April 20. In-person learning restarts April 21.
- Castle View High School: Remote learning April 9 – April 22. In-person learning restarts April 23.
- Rocky Heights Middle School: Remote learning April 9 – April 22. In-person restarts on April 23.
- Sierra Middle School: Remote learning April 9- April 22. In-person restarts on April 23.
The school district is currently operating under level yellow on the Douglas County School District's COVID-19 dial, reports FOX31.
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