Superintendent Scott Brabrand said during a Facebook Live event today (Friday) that he is not aware of any new coronavirus cases with Fairfax County Public School employees.
FCPS announced on Saturday (March 14) that a teacher at Lynbrook Elementary School tested presumptive positive for coronavirus.
“We received no additional information about any of our employees receiving such a diagnosis,” he said.
Lynbrook Elementary School has been “thoroughly cleaned,” Brabrand said.
Fairfax County Public Schools closed last Friday (March 13). “It is our plan to return to school on April 14,” Brabrand said today. “This situation continues to evolve from day to day.”
Brabrand said that grade books are not closed and that students will have opportunities to complete assignments from the closure.
Brabrand said that he is trying to delay decisions on canceling proms and find ways for students to participate in graduations, which run from late May to June.
Brabrand said that a decision will be made next week about the laptop distribution that was supposed to happen on Monday (March 16).
More updates from Brabrand:
- April 13 is still planned as a Teacher Work Day
- FCPS is “committed to pay employees during the closure”
- will share decisions on pay for substitute teachers next week
- working on an access plan to schools for an emergency or critical school supplies
- parents should wait for schools to reopen before registering their kids
- teachers will get distance learning training in a distance learning environment
“This is not an optimal situation for any of us here in Fairfax County Public Schools,” he said.
Image via FCPS/Facebook
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