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Fulton County Schools employee has COVID-19; impacted schools immediately dismissed
GEORGIA
Updated: March 9, 2020 - 2:12 PM
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — An employee with the Fulton County School System has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Monday.
The school system is immediately dismissing the impacted schools.
School officials are expected to release more information on which schools were affected at a 3:30 p.m. news conference.
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Officials said the employee is being treated at a local high school.
All schools and offices will be closed on Tuesday, March 10 with additional closures being decided.
“This closure will allow us to clean and sanitize affected schools as well as share additional details of our ongoing plan,” officials said in a statement. “Updates regarding this concern will be shared via additional emails and the district website.”