Schools announce delay in return to classroom

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Schools announce delay in return to classroom

With new cases of COVID 19 averaging over 50 per week here, the Burke County Public Schools announced that students will learn from home for the first two weeks of the new semester. Second semester began Tuesday, January 5 as scheduled, but face to face learning will not resume until Tuesday, January 19. “The safety of students and staff remains […]

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