Two staff members and a student tested positive for COVID-19.
Author: Jessica Brown
Updated: 12:38 AM EDT July 30, 2021
ATLANTA — Atlanta's Drew Charter School confirmed to 11Alive Thursday evening that more than 100 students are in quarantine after two staff members and one student tested positive for COVID-19.
According to the academic school's calendar, students went back to school on Tuesday.
Wednesday evening -- just one day after students went back to class -- school officials said they learned that the two staff members and student tested positive.
The quarantined students are primarily in 2nd, 6th and 7th grades, officials said.
"We have been working closely with local public health officials to ensure we follow the proper recommendations to quarantine the students identified as close contacts and clean and disinfect areas of the school building," Head of School Peter McKnight said in a letter to parents on the school's website.