Decatur City Schools plan to return in-person Jan. 13 Students returned to virtual classes following the break. Decatur students return to virtual learning By Madison Scarpino | January 5, 2021 at 5:28 PM CST - Updated January 5 at 5:41 PM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Students at Decatur City Schools returned to class today following the holiday break, but virtually. This decision comes due to the rising COVID case numbers in Morgan County. Administrators made the decision to return from the break with online classes before Christmas. They say they expected a spike in cases. Decatur City Schools Deputy Superintendent Dwight Satterfield says they anticipated people would be in quarantine right now following the holiday season.