Four schools in Bloomfield close voluntarily to online learning
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Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:45 PM Updated 1 day 51 minutes ago Mesa Alta Junior High School is one of the Bloomfield schools that closed to in-person learning as a result of several COVID-19 cases. Mesa Alta Junior High School
Four schools in Bloomfield close voluntarily to online learning Mesa Alta Junior High School is one of the Bloomfield schools that closed to in-person learning as a result of several COVID-19 cases. Mesa Alta Junior High School
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Following COVID-19 outbreaks at multiple schools in the state, three schools will voluntarily close to in-person learning due to coronavirus cases.
The state Public Education Department announced on Tuesday that Mesa Alta Junior High School and Central Primary in Bloomfield and Socorro High School will move to exclusively remote learning starting on Wednesday.
Bloomfield closed the junior high “because there were enough potential exposures among staff members who chose not to be vaccinated that Mesa Alta could no longer support in-person learning” and Central Primary closed its doors because a majority of kids at the school would have had to quarantine as close contacts related to two positive cases. Meanwhile, seven students at Socorro High School tested positive since Thursday.