116 students in a Mississippi school district have been sent home for a two-week quarantine

News24xx.com - At least 116 students in a Mississippi school district have been sent home for a two-week quarantine as the district deals with a coronavirus outbreak, CNN reported.

Seven students in Corinth School District, including six at the high school, and one staff member at an elementary school have tested positive for coronavirus, according to district updates on Facebook.

The district, in the state’s northeast corner, gave families the option of in-person or remote learning in advance of its reopening on July 27.

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After contact tracing from the outbreak, 116 students have joined the remote learning ranks, at least for two weeks of quarantine, according to CNN. About 2,700 kids attend Corinth schools.

Even before Gov. Tate Reeves issued a statewide mask mandate, Corinth was requiring all students and staff to wear masks on school grounds.

It’s the latest unsurprising outbreak tied to school reopening. Earlier this week, 260 teachers in the Atlanta area contracted the virus even without kids in the buildings.

Reeves passed the buck on a statewide school reopening plan in Mississippi but did force schools in eight counties to remain closed and begin the year with remote lessons because the virus is so widespread in those areas.

“Whenever possible I will allow local school leaders to determine the best plan for their local school,” Reeves wrote in a Facebook post. “Those closest to the classroom will be best-equipped to make decisions.”

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Corinth has remained open even while dealing with the outbreak.

“The state does not require Mississippi schools to inform the public when teachers and students test positive for COVID-19,” the district wrote in its Thursday coronavirus update. “The CSD has made the decision to continue to keep reporting this information to you. Please keep in mind that other schools not making public announcements doesn’t mean they don’t have positive cases.”