PICKENS COUNTY, Ga. — The Pickens County School District has decided to close Harmony Elementary School "due to an increase in the number of positive reports of COVID-19 at the school," they said.
The decision was made on Monday afternoon after two students tested positive. The school will reopen on Oct. 26.
The district said students were sent home "in an abundance of caution" with learning devices, and said that teachers and students will transition to their distance learning platform, itsLearning, a program they've been learning since school began in August.
All other schools in the district will remain open and operate as usual.
"Recognizing the challenges that a school closure poses for many families in our community, we are making this decision with a heavy heart but for the greater good. Our priority is always the safety and well-being of our students and staff," superintendent Rick Townsend wrote in a letter to parents.