Sparkman Switch

You're taking a live look at sparkman high school this morning - where classrooms will remain empty today.

Because of coronavirus - the high school and 9th grade school will be remote until after thanksgiving break!

That decision impacts more than 23-hundred students!

Waay 31's ashley carter joins us live now with what we know about the situation this morning.

The madison county health officer says they have been seeing an increase in the number of cases among school aged children.

And right now - temporarily transitioning to remote learning is just one way school officials are trying to keep students safe.

Madison county schools said the decision was made after assessing a number of variables within the schools.

In a statement - the district said it felt a temporary transition to remote learning was the best way to keep the more 2-thousand students at the schools safe.

According to the districts coronavirus dashboard - there are more than 2-hundred and 80 students quarantined and 32 positive cases between the high school and ninth grade campus.

15 employees are in quarantine and 8 have tested positive.

Athletics at the school will still continue as regularly scheduled and students will be able to pick up meals at the high school between 11 and 11:30 each day.

Students are expected to return to in-person learning november 30th.

Live in madison co, ac waay 31 news thanks ashley.

If you need to pick up meals either today and tomorrow -- you can do so between 11 and 11-30 at sparkman