GALESBURG King Elementary school will close Friday for just over two weeks.
This news comes after the elementary school has reached five positive COVID-19 cases, constituting an outbreak of the coronavirus. Students will be out of class until Monday, May 10.
Students still finished the school day Thursday at King, but will not return Friday. This marks the second building in District 205 to be closed, following the closure of Galesburg High School Monday due to an outbreak of COVID-19. That building is set to reopen on May 3.
Until then, students at both schools will be learning remotely.
Both of these decisions were made with the advice of the Knox County Health Department.
April 16, 2021
Students at Galesburg High School and GHS North will be learning remotely for the rest of the month of April.
In a letter from Superintendent Dr. John Asplund Friday, he notes that the decision was not made lightly and was made with the cooperation of the Knox County Health Department.
Beginning on Monday, April 19, students and staff will move to remote learning that will last until Sunday, May 2. On Monday, May 3, students will return to in-person learning.
Asplund says that the district regrets the hardships caused by this decision but at this time, “we believe that is the right step to take for the health and safety of our families, employees, and the community at large especially to protect our students and employees who are immunosuppressed or at greater risk due to age and other reasons.”