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TOOELE — After hitting the state’s threshold of 15 positive COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Tooele High School announced it will temporarily move to online classes for the next two weeks.
Digital schooling will start Friday, though Fridays are already dedicated to online learning, and continue until students are scheduled to go back to in-person instruction on Monday, Oct. 26, school officials said.
While students are out of the school building, it will undergo a deep cleaning, according to Marie Denson, spokeswoman for Tooele School District.
The temporary switch to online coincides with the school’s fall break, so students will only be missing 6.5 days of in-person learning and will be doing virtual school for 7.5 days, school officials noted.
While the classroom will move to online, extracurricular activities will not. All outside school activities — including performing arts, athletics and any other scheduled competitions — will continue. However, any teams or groups with a high number of positive COVID-19 cases will be quarantined.
Breakfast and lunches will still be provided for students as a curbside pickup in front of the high school.
- On Monday, Oct. 12, the meal pickup will include breakfast and lunch for three days.
- On Monday, Oct. 19, the pickup provides breakfast and lunch for five days.
Tooele High School’s high case count comes the same day Utah again broke its record of single-day increase in positive COVID-19 cases with more than 1,500.
Further information about the school’s move to online can be found on its website.
