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Person associated with Floyd County schools tests positive for COVID-19
Read full article: Person associated with Floyd County schools tests positive for COVID-19FLOYD COUNTY, Va. โ A person who is associated with Floyd County Public Schools has tested positive for coronavirus. According to a Facebook post from the school district, the person hasnโt been on Check Elementary property for five days, Floyd Elementary School property for eight days, and hasnโt been on Floyd High School or Willis Elementary property for nine days. School officials say they were told by the Virginia Department of Health that the person did not catch the virus at school property and they werenโt the cause of any high-risk exposures. Schools will remain open.
Floyd County schools offering free breakfast, lunch for all students this year
Read full article: Floyd County schools offering free breakfast, lunch for all students this yearFLOYD COUNTY, Va. โ Students in Floyd County returned to the classroom for the first day of school on Tuesday. With the new school year comes a new program providing free meals for every student in the county. โAccess to food is an emergency service that every community has to have, and here in Floyd we are the emergency food provider at our five schools,โ Floyd County Schools Superintendent John Wheeler said. Parents and their students donโt have to fill out any forms in order to participate, and students can get free breakfast and lunch every day for the year. For the latest on Floyd County Public Schoolsโ reopening plan, click here.
Floyd County schools releasing early due to expected weather
Read full article: Floyd County schools releasing early due to expected weatherFLOYD COUNTY, Va. โ Floyd County Public Schools will be letting out early due to impending weather. Outlying schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m., and town schools will dismiss at noon.