Cherokee County Schools remain committed to providing traditional, in-person learning for all students. As we continue to learn how to live and function amid the COVID pandemic, we thank you in advance for your cooperation with our mitigation strategies.

Please keep in mind:

Face covers are optional for students and staff members, but will continue to be highly encouraged for indoor school activities. Only three feet of distance is required when all students are wearing face covers, This allows us to keep many more children in school. Face covers will be required on any campus reaching the 10% threshold of COVID- related quarantines or at any time the board of education deems appropriate. This is a quarantine rate, not a positivity rate.

Face covers are required on school buses until further notice. Social distancing will continue to be a priority and all other COVID mitigation strategies will remain in place for all Cherokee County Schools, These strategies include, but are not limited to, staggered class changes, modified lunch and break schedules, limited campus visitors, limited field trips, and modified assemblies.

Everyone is encouraged to continue to follow CDC and ADPH guidelines by keeping yourselves socially distanced as much as possible, washing hands often, getting vaccinated, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated indoor spaces. Vaccinated persons do not have to quarantine if they are asymptomatic (per ADPH).

Cherokee County Schools will continue to monitor the data, communicate with our local EMA, medical experts, and government officials, and adjust procedures accordingly.