Dooly County Schools closing for two weeks starting March 16

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VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Dooly County School District will close all schools starting Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27.

District superintendent Dr. Craig Lockhart made the announcement in a post on the district’s Facebook page Friday afternoon, saying the decision was made after communication with the Department of Public Health, area school systems and law enforcement.

“School closures are a method of keeping people separated, which is a key preventative measure from spreading the coronavirus,” Lockhart wrote. “Such decisions are not taken lightly, and we value safety as our number one priority.”

Spring break (March 30-April 3) will follow the announced two-week cancellation as scheduled. Students are expected to report back to school on April 6.

All sports, field trips and student travel is also suspended “until further notice.”

The district says it is working with the Georgia Department of Education to see how this will impact testing in April and May.

“If the COVID-19 outbreak disappears to a degree we can return to school before March 27th, announcements will be made for students to return,” Lockhart wrote. “I urge all families to sign up for CyberSchool Alerts on the Dooly County School System website so you can always get timely information.”

Dooly County K-8 Academy, Dooly County High School and PREP Academy make up the Dooly County School District.

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(478) 745-4141 ext. 310 Tucker Sargent joined the 41NBC news team in April 2012. He's from Alabama, but you won't catch him saying "Roll Tide!" Tucker grew up near Auburn before moving to north Alabama. He graduated from Danville High School in 2007 and loves to return to the Tennessee Valley any chance he gets. He moved back south to Troy, Alabama after high school, where he graduated from Troy University in 2011 with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. He interned in Huntsville at WAAY-TV before joining 41NBC. His passion is sports, and his favorite teams are the Auburn Tigers and Troy Trojans. On the weekends you can catch Tucker watching college football on Saturdays and NASCAR on Sundays! He's proud to call middle Georgia home for now and could always use a story idea from you, so don't hesitate to get in touch with him!