South Jones Elementary starts virtual learning due to COVID outbreak
South Jones Elementary starts virtual learning due to COVID outbreak By Vanessa Pacheco | January 28, 2021 at 11:36 AM CST - Updated January 28 at 5:44 PM
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - South Jones Elementary School students started virtual learning Thursday.
According to the Jones County School District, the school had three COVID-19 outbreaks this week.
Superintendent Tommy Parker said South Jones Elementary reported three or more positive cases in three of its grade levels. Based on guidance from the Mississippi State Department of Health, he said the school must close in-person learning for the next 10 days to reduce the spread of the virus.