LEXINGTON, Ky. — Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Demetrus Liggins made a "preemptive" decision to shift all students at Dixie Magnet Elementary to remote learning for the rest of this week, district spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall said in an email to Spectrum News 1. Liggins made the decision "to curb any possible spread of COVID-19," she added.


What You Need To Know

  • FCPS superintendent Demetrus Liggins made the decision to shift all students at Dixie Magnet Elementary to remote learning for the rest of this week

  • Several Dixie students and teachers developed symptoms and tested positive for COVID on Sept. 14 at school

  • The school plans to resume a normal, in-person schedule Monday, Sept. 20.

  • Bruno said the school is still conducting contact tracing and will notify families if their child is deemed a close contact to any of the people who have tested positive

Several Dixie students and teachers developed symptoms and tested positive for COVID on Sept. 14 at school, Deffendall said. Multiple students in other grade levels tested positive last week, and 130 students were placed in quarantine in the past two weeks. Deffendall said other factors include the open concept construction of Dixie's building and the "large numbers" of siblings affected.

The school plans to resume a normal, in-person schedule Monday, Sept. 20.

All students will take home their Chromebooks and receive instruction via Zoom for the remainder of the week, Deffendall said.

In a message to families, Principal Cynthia Bruno said, "Expectations about class participation and attendance remain in place while we are learning remotely."

Bruno said the school is still conducting contact tracing and will notify families if their child is deemed a close contact to any of the people who have tested positive. She added that Gravity Diagnostics will offer drive-thru testing at the school between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the next three days.