Rabun County Schools, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School and Tallulah Falls School released COVID-19 updates. Tallulah Falls School students returned to school Sept. 7 after a shift to an online learning platform Aug. 27.
Rabun County Schools
Rabun County Schools reported COVID-19 case updates for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 3 on its website.
Rabun County Primary School reported four active COVID-19 cases rolling over from the prior week on Monday and Tuesday, three on Wednesday and Thursday and two on Friday. No new COVID cases among students or staff were reported.
Rabun County Elementary School reported 11 active COVID-19 cases rolling over from the prior week on Monday, four on Tuesday and Wednesday, two on Thursday and none on Friday. Four new COVID cases among students or staff were reported Tuesday.
Rabun County Middle School reported 12 active COVID-19 cases rolling over from the prior week on Monday, 11 on Tuesday, eight on Wednesday, seven on Thursday and six on Friday. Three new COVID-19 cases among students and staff were reported on Tuesday.
Rabun County High School reported 11 active COVID-19 cases rolling over from the prior week on Monday, 10 on Tuesday, and seven on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Three new COVID-19 cases among students or staff were reported Tuesday.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
“We continue to follow our Safer Together Plan and have not experienced interruptions in classroom instruction or afternoon activities. The majority of our students who are eligible are fully vaccinated, and 94 percent of our teaching faculty are fully vaccinated,” according to Megan Morris, director of marketing and communication at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.
“In response to the increased numbers of active cases in the surrounding communities, we have implemented a temporary mask requirement for indoor spaces as an additional layer of safety.”
Tallulah Falls School
Tallulah Falls School students returned to school Sept. 7 after a shift to an online learning platform Aug. 27.
President and Head of School Larry A. Peevy sent a letter to Tallulah Falls School families regarding the procedure for returning to in-person instruction.
“As we had hoped, our plan to return to in-person classes on Sept. 7 remains in place,” Peevy began in the letter. “The Blended Learning platform will be available for those who are quarantined, positive for COVID-19 or having underlying health issues so they can seamlessly participate in real-time classroom activities. Please contact the respective academic deans for details, if necessary.”
“It is our goal to keep all of our students learning on our campus; we will accomplish this with your continued partnership and support. One of the most important ways that our families can partner with us to help keep the campus safe is to keep your child at home if they exhibit any of the following symptoms: sore throat, congestion, cough, fever, shortness of breath, and new loss of taste or smell.
“As we return to class, we will continue to take a layered approach to prevention protocols – using thermal scanners, practicing diligence in hand sanitizing, physical distancing when possible and requiring masks on buses. Masked students exposed to a person testing positive will not be required to quarantine per the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contact tracing guidelines for school-age children. Additionally, the FDA approved the Pfizer vaccination for individuals 16-over. We encourage you to explore this option for your child if age appropriate,” Peevy stated.
Adding to that is the following layer of protection:
“All TFS faculty and staff will wear masks indoors and students will be required to wear masks in specific indoor areas where physical distancing cannot take place. To facilitate this, students will be asked to have a mask available and ready for use. Locations will include but not be limited to specific classrooms, hallways, waiting in line and large indoor gatherings/assemblies.”
“Thank you for your strong support during our blended learning period this past week. It was a highly successful week and enabled all of us the opportunity to recharge and prepare for the months ahead. Your cooperation and support is what makes TFS such a strong academic and family environment,” Peevy stated.