2 Maury County schools closed due to COVID-19

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WTVF) — Two Maury County Schools have been closed and several classrooms of other schools have been closed due to COVID-19.

Maury County school officials posted the following alert to their website Friday announcing the closure of Battle Creek Elementary School and Baker Elementary School.

Maury County Public Schools, Grades or Teams Closed due to Covid-19:

• Battle Creek Elementary School ALL returning 9/14
• Baker Elementary School ALL returning 9/8
• CHS Cross Country Team returning 9/8
• CHS Volleyball Team returning 9/11
• SHHS Volleyball Team returning 9/16

Schools with Classrooms closed or students out due to Covid-19 Protocols:

• Howell Elementary First Grade Classroom returning 9/8
• Brown Elementary Pre-K Classroom returning 9/8
• Whitthorne Middle Sixth Grade Classrooms returning 9/8
• Battle Creek Elementary Second Grade Classroom returning 9/14
• EA Cox Middle Fifth Grade Classrooms returning 9/14
• Culleoka Unit School 16 Students returning 9/14
• Mt. Pleasant Middle 25 Students returning 9/14
• Spring Hill High School 11 Students returning 9/15
• Santa Fe Unit School 11 Students returning 9/15
• Hampshire Unit School 6 Students returning 9/15
• Brown Elementary 16 Students returning 9/15
• Spring Hill High School 11 Students returning 9/15
• Spring Hill High School 9 Students returning 9/16
• SHHS Special Ed Classroom returning 9/16
• Battle Creek Middle 16 Students returning 9/17
• EA Cox Middle 35 Students returning 9/17
• Spring Hill High School 85 Students returning 9/21
• 85 SHHS Students above includes Volleyball Team and Special Ed Classroom

According to the district's COVID-19 reopening plan, the district will use its "Pivot Plan" in cases where traditional in-person learning must transition to remote learning. Teachers will continue to instruct via learning packets for K-4 or online via Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams for 5-12 grades.

Teachers and students transitioning from traditional in-person learning will continue to follow their normal schedules and routines by logging into virtual meetings with their teachers of record.