GWINN — Gwinn Area Community Schools is moving to full remote learning for two weeks with an anticipated return to in-person learning on Nov. 30, school officials announced today.

“We are taking this proactive measure to provide two full weeks of distancing between all students and staff and help prevent any spread of COVID amongst our school and community families,” school officials said in the announcement. “Though we have had only a few cases brought into school, we do now have others out waiting on test results and more students in quarantine due to being identified as a close contact. As I previously stated, when we have more students in quarantine and start to get tight with staffing, it’s time to move to remote learning.

“Please keep your children and yourselves social distanced from others and continue to wear masks when out and about. We do not need COVID to spread in our neighborhoods and brought back to school in December.”

Teachers are preparing students today for learning at home, which the district has been practicing all year with its “Flipped Fridays,” officials said.

Lessons will continue through Seesaw and Google Classroom as they have for the Flipped Fridays.

Students should take Chromebooks, student items, etc. home today for the next two weeks. If your child forgets something at school, school officials ask that you call your child’s school to make arrangements for pickup.

For more information, contact Superintendent Sandra L. Petrovich at 906-346-9284 or Sandra.petrovich@gwinnschools.org.