DETROIT (WWJ) -- Students at a Detroit elementary school are returning to remote learning because of COVID-19 concerns.
Bates Academy on Detroit’s west side shut down this week after a number of students and staff tested positive for coronavirus -- including the school’s principal.
Chrystal Wilson, Assistant Superintendent of Communications for Detroit Public Schools, tells WWJ’s Charlie Langton that testing and vaccines are not mandatory in the district, but they are strongly encouraged.
“We were encouraging everybody to get tested and everybody that is eligible to get a vaccine so that we can get back to having all of the kids and all of the staff in school to learn,” Wilson said.
No specific information about the number of cases at the elementary school was released by the district.
This week, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 101 new COVID-19 outbreaks at schools across the state, along with 319 ongoing outbreaks that were already logged.
Bates Academy plans to have students return to in-person learning on Nov. 1.
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