Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Loudon County Schools has been exploring different and reasonable ways to provide services to all students.  The District has worked with state and local agencies, including our local health department, to draft and implement guidelines moving forward regarding cleaning, screening, etc.  Though the District and its agents will work hard to implement and abide by those guidelines, neither the guidelines themselves nor even recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would ever allow the District to guarantee an environment that is entirely free of COVID-19 related risks.

 

By allowing your child to return to school, you must understand that your child's attendance will require him/her to physically interact with the District's staff members, other students, and even some limited volunteers.  As such, despite all reasonable efforts on behalf of the District, physical interactions with the public at large may pose some unavoidable risks to you, your child, and your family due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  While the District hopes that everyone remains safe and healthy during this trying time, we also want to remain both honest and transparent with our parents about the very real risks posed by COVID-19 both inside and outside of our schools.

 

 

Tennessee Department of Health Recommendations for the Management of COVID-19 in Schools
(Updated 7.28.2020)