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Dallas ISD School Set To Reopen Monday After Shutting Down 3 Days Due To Staff Coronavirus Cases

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Dallas ISD's Hotchkiss Elementary School is set to reopen Monday, October 19 after being closed since Wednesday, October 14 due to seven staff members testing positive for COVID-19.

The approximately 650 students who attend classes there took part in in-person learning Wednesday through Friday.

Because more staff members were placed in isolation, the school may not have had the capability to conduct in-person classes under COVID-19 safety protocols.

Here is the letter to parents school principal Rita Vela sent out on Tuesday, October 13:

 

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