By Sally Adams
Feb 1, 2021
More Fort Bend ISD schools will move to online learning this week. They are: Austin High School, Barbara Jordan Elementary, and Oakland Elementary.
Other schools like James Patterson Elementary, Oyster Creek Elementary, Madden Elementary, Hodges Bend Middle School, Christa McAuliffe Middle School and Dulles High School and Dulles High School will continue with online learning.
Pecan Grove Elementary, Ridgemont Elementary, Ridgemont Early Learning Center, Travis High School, Willowridge High School and the James Reese Career and Technical Center will have face-to-face instruction with students going back to campus tomorrow, Monday, February 1, 2021.
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More Fort Bend County schools are switching to remote learning due to COVID-19 and absences from staff members for the rest of the week.
Fort Bend ISD told ABC13 that their COVID-19 response team determined they were going to have a tough time staffing the campuses this week from COVID-19 related illnesses and staff being out for other reasons, so they made the shift to virtual learning.
Eleven schools are moving to online only for the rest of the week. The list includes six elementary schools, two middle schools, plus Dulles High School, Willowridge High School and the James Reese Career and Technical Center.
The Madden Elementary closure was announced Sunday night.
âFort Bend ISD will continue to monitor the number of positive cases at the campus and conduct regular consultations with the health department and medical advisor to determine if additional measures may be necessary,â Madden principal Kristi Durham wrote in a letter posted to FBISDâs website and sent to students and parents Sunday night. âAt this time, the systems and processes we have in place have allowed for continued uninterrupted learning for students and the health and wellbeing of our staff and students.â
According to FBISDâs COVID-19 dashboard, Travis had 17 active cases as of Monday, while Hodges Bend and McCauliffe each had two active cases. There were nine active cases at Madden, while Ridgemont Elementary had two, Pecan Grove had three and Patterson had one. Ridgemont Early Literacy Center had four active cases as of Monday, and the James Reese Career and Technical Center had none.
6 Fort Bend ISD campuses to shift to online learning starting Monday
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Fort Bend ISD says six campuses will shift from face-to-face instruction to online learning effective Monday through the remainder of the week.
The affected campuses are Pecan Grove Elementary, Ridgemont Elementary, Ridgemont Early Literacy Center, Hodges Bend Middle School, Christa McAuliffe Middle School and the James Reese Career and Technical Center.
The District says the FBISD COVID Response Team monitors COVID-related data and activities each day in an effort to mitigate the spread of illness and maintain the continuity of regular school and business operations.