SUNDAY UPDATES: Fayette elementary school to move to online learning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
UPDATE 3:00 P.M.: Daly Elementary School in Fayette will move to online learning.
According to an email sent to Fayette R-III families, this week there were positive COVID-19 cases among staff at the school. There were also positive cases among students this weekend.
Beginning Tuesday Nov. 17 the school will be closed to preschool through fifth grade for in-person learning.
Those students will continue learning online through Nov. 24.
Students will follow the district schedule for Zoom and Google Meet sessions sent out at the beginning of the year. More details about the transition will be sent out on Monday.
There will not be classes on Tuesday Nov. 17 in order to give teachers time to prepare for the transition.
"We will have a drive-through available for families to get materials beginning at 1:00 through 6:00 on Tuesday so that they may be ready to begin distanced instruction on Wednesday," said Superintendent Jill Wiseman in a statement.
ORIGINAL: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services added over 3,000 new daily cases to the count total on Sunday.
Between Sunday's 3,729 new daily cases and Saturday's record breaking 6,346 new daily cases reported, the state surpassed 10,000 new cases over the weekend.
One new COVID-19 related death was also added to the state's dashboard.
Stay with ABC 17 News for more information on this developing story.
