Detroit's public schools are switching to remote learning when students return from spring break next week.
The district says pausing in-person learning will allow employees and students a week of social isolation to limit the spread of COVID-19. Students are expected to return to buildings on April 12th.
Returning employees must test negative for coronavirus before they can resume normal activities.
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"Please reach out to your school’s principal or teacher if you have questions or concerns," DPS told parents on its website.
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti told reporters last week that the district was considering the pause.
"We know extended families will be visited. We know churches will be open," Vitti said at the time. "We are concerned about the infection rate."
In the note on the web site, district officials said they don't anticipate another full district shutdown after this one-week pause.
The introduction of vaccinations, mitigation and safety measures, and the ability to quarantine students and staff "mean that we should expect that schools remain open, even if the infection rate in the community is more elevated than previous months."