FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — COVID-19 cases have forced one Fort Bend Independent School District elementary school to go virtual.
According to Pecan Grove Elementary School's online COVID-19 dashboard, 26 students and one teacher have tested positive. That makes up about 3.26% of the school's population.
Virtual classes will start on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. FBISD said students will return to face-to-face instruction on Aug. 30.
Pecan Grove is the first FBISD school to have to revert to virtual learning due to COVID cases.
Here's the message from the district:
"Following careful consideration, the decision has been made for Pecan Grove Elementary to shift from face-to-face instruction to online learning effective Tuesday, August 24, 2021, through Friday, August 27, 2021. On Tuesday, August 24, the instructional day will begin at 9:30 a.m. School will take place online during the normal hours of operation for the remainder of the week. Students will tentatively return to face-to-face instruction on Monday, August 30, 2021."
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