2 Manor ISD schools going 100% remote due to positive COVID-19 cases
2 Manor ISD schools going 100% remote due to positive COVID-19 cases
Beginning Tuesday, January 19, all Presidential Meadows and Manor Senior High School School scholars will receive asynchronous instruction.
MANOR, Texas - Two more schools are going 100% virtual because of COVID, this time at Manor ISD. Presidential Meadows Elementary and Manor Senior High School will not be returning in person following the holiday weekend.
The school district put out a notice reporting that staff members at both these schools tested positive for the virus. Because of the number of staff who would need to quarantine, they choose to move to 100% virtual.
Austin Independent School District has asked its families to keep kids learning from home if possible this week. It had made the same request last week as cases were rising in Austin and Travis County.
In a letter to parents, Austin ISD, wrote last week: Our campuses were able to also reduce the amount of adults supporting each campus in a collective effort to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 during this critical time for our community.
University of Texas and Texas State University both begin classes on Tuesday. UT is encouraging a low level of on-campus density right now but has not switched to virtual-only classes. Texas State has encouraged its professors to switch to virtual-only classes for the first two weeks.
New coronavirus cases reported in four Manor ISD schools
By Lauren Reid
MANOR, Texas - New coronavirus cases have been reported in four schools within the Manor Independent School District.
The Manor ISD School Health Services Department and administrators in Manor ISD were notified of one scholar at Manor Middle School, two scholars at Blake Manor Elementary, and a staff member at ShadowGlen Elementary School who have tested positive for COVID-19. As precautionary measures, we are following the recommendation from our local health officials, Manor ISD said in a press release. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the names of the individuals or details that may identify them.