The Marshall County School System will follow Gov. Bill Lee’s recommendation and not return to finish out this school year. Director of Schools Jacob Sorrells confirmed the end of the county’s school year in an email on Thursday morning. He added that details of how the schools would wrap up the year would be forthcoming in the next week or two...
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The Marshall County School System will follow Gov. Bill Lee’s recommendation and not return to finish out this school year.
Director of Schools Jacob Sorrells confirmed the end of the county’s school year in an email on Thursday morning.
He added that details of how the schools would wrap up the year would be forthcoming in the next week or two.
On Wednesday, Lee recommended that school systems not return to class for the four or so weeks that remained on the original school calendar.
He said that he expected that all of the state’s systems would follow his advice, although he emphasized that it was a recommendation not an order.
Marshall County schools initially closed on Tuesday, March 17 intending to return to class on April 6.
The closure was extended until April 24 after the governor recommended the added time in order to maintain social distancing and slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
At the time, Sorrells expressed his hope, shared by administrators and teachers in the system, that schools would be able to finish out the year for the sake of the students.
