InMaricopa Maricopa High School will close Thursday and Friday due to staff quarantines. Students will learn from home and return to campus on Monday for classes. A message on the high school’s home page, however, said the closure could be extended if additional positive COVID-19 cases are reported. Teachers will provide additional information regarding access to online instruction, the message said. Last Wednesday, Superintendent Dr. Tracey Lopeman recommended to the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board that in-person classes resume on Monday, Feb. 1. But she cautioned the situation was “volatile” and the number of student and staff coronavirus cases at several schools – she specifically mentioned Maricopa High School and the district’s two middle schools – could lead to quarantines that would force a short-term return to distance learning.