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37 students in quarantine after Glynn County school reports positive case of COVID-19

'We immediately identified close contacts and notified their parents individually,' district says

08-22 glynn county shcools covid (Copyright 2020 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. – One day after Glynn County schools welcomed students back to the classroom, the district reported one positive case of COVID-19 at Glynn Academy.

The district said 37 students are now in quarantine as a result. No staff members are in quarantine.

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“We immediately identified close contacts and notified their parents individually,” Glynn County Schools spokeswoman Brittany Tate said.

The district has created a COVID-19 Daily Statistics page on its website to be transparent about potential school-related coronavirus cases. Tate said it will be regularly updated with information about reported cases of the virus and numbers of individuals quarantined as a result.

Glynn County’s district currently has an enrollment of 13,019 students and employs 1,937 staff members.