GREENSBORO, N.C. — Students at Cornerstone Charter Academy tested positive for COVID-19.
In a letter to parents, the school said a parent tested positive for the virus after bringing their kids to school last week. The students passed screening protocols to enter the building but tests later confirmed they too were positive.
The school’s director said students, teachers and other staff followed guidelines for wearing masks and social distancing. The school is contacting parents to alert them. School leaders said the areas of the school that the students were in was deep-cleaned and disinfected.
Classes were canceled for two days as they made the switch to remote learning for the next week and a half.
"I think it goes without saying that these circumstances sadden all of us, and I want to reassure everyone that the decision to move fully remote learning for the next 10 days was not made lightly," the school said in a letter, "We considered the specific facts of this case as well as the potential risk of exposure to students and staff, the time needed to disinfect the building, and the effect on our school if additional families now choose our fully remote option."
Parent Grayson Sutherland said he was sad to hear someone contracted the virus.
"I’m disappointed the family has to go through this but I expected it to be quite honest with you," he said.
His son is a seventh-grader at the school.
"It’s tough I think it’s tough for everybody. The kids want to be in school. My son wants to be in school," he said.
Sutherland said he's pleased with the precautions the school has had in place to keep students and staff safe.
"I think the school's done everything they could. Will we have another case? Probably. I mean, I’m just trying to be realistic," he said.
The school also said it's working with the Guilford County Health Department and will follow any guidance it receives.
The school said if families have a student that was in the same room as a child that tested positive for the virus, that family will be contacted.
The school said over the next ten days, the board of directors and school administration will meet to evaluate the next steps.