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WEST HAVEN — Weber School District announced on Tuesday that due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, Rocky Mountain Junior High will transition to remote learning.
According to the district dashboard, there are 13 positive COVID-19 with additional students testing positive recently. In a news release, Weber School District officials reported an entire classroom was quarantined on Dec. 4 and another was set to quarantine on Tuesday after three more people tested positive over the 14-day period. The school reports that 250 students, nearly one-third of the school population, are currently in quarantine.
Wednesday will be used as a teacher preparation day, with online instruction beginning on Thursday. In-person learning is scheduled to begin on Jan. 4, after students return from winter break, according to the news release.
During the period of online learning, the school will be sanitized and cleaned, and extracurricular activities will be examined on a case-by-case basis, according to school officials.
According to the district, Rocky Mountain is the third junior high school in the Weber School District to transition to online learning this school year. Orion and Snowcrest junior high schools have previously closed.
Bonneville High School recently entered into soft closure for a second time, and Roy High School just returned from their second closure on Dec. 7. Fremont High School and Weber High School have also transitioned online for a period of time during the 2020-21 school year.
