6 Students Quarantined After Positive Case

Alexis Scott learned how Fayetteville High School is managing classes during the pandemic.

New information - in the past 2 hours - we learned 6 fayetteville high school students are in quarantine after a positive case there.

The district said a student tested positive over the weekend.

It's the third case among students since the school year started.

Waay-31s alexis scott learned how the district is managing classes during the pandemic.

"we here in fayetteville have a covid response team and we enact that team.

We go over procedures and what we're going to do and we immediately begin contact tracing," bill hopkins is the director of fayetteville city schools.

He told me the district is using masks... social distancing... cleaning stations... and a blended learning system to keep coronavirus contained.

Hopkins said they've had to stay flexible during the school year.

Bill hopkins, director of fayettville city schools 1:53-1:56 "in some ways it's been better than we expected and in some ways not quite as good," not shot yet hopkins told me some parents and students were experiencing a learning gap... so they've had to start doing what they call remote learning wednesday.

Where all traditional students stay home... and virtual students come to campus to get the help they need.

Bill hopkins, director of fayettville city schools 2:08-2:17 "we felt like in our middle and high school that our virtual students wern't getting all their needs met due to the difficulty the teachers were having with two formats," hopkins says coronavirus has put a strain on everyone.

But he told me he wants to let parents and students know they're doing a great job - and to keep doing the things that will keep kids and teachers healthy.

Bill hopkins, director of fayettville city schools 4:54-5:06 "keep checking the temps, watch for symptoms or signs and keep them home if they feel like they could be contagious or they could have the virus of any kind... not just covid, it could be the flu," reporting in fayetteville, alexis scott waay-31 news the "remote wednesdays" will en in october.

Hopkins says this is so they can work out any kinks with the virtual option - and listen to concerns or praise from parents and students.

The "remote wednesdays" will en in october.

Hopkins says this is so they can work out any kinks with the virtual option - and listen to concerns or praise from parents and students.

Moving forward they hope