Most JeffCo schools are remote through Thanksgiving: Surge limiting contact tracing

By Diana McFarland, editor

November 17, 2020

34f63113ee753ca9c5a1a7fe95b76f39 — The Basin School, along with the majority of Jefferson County schools, have opted to go remote until after Thanksgiving due to COVID-19.

Nearly every school in Jefferson County has switched to remote learning through Thanksgiving, with targeted return dates of Nov. 30.

And with cases of COVID-19 rising rapidly — more than 70 added in the past week, with 84 active infections and five hospitalizations — the Public Health Department announced Monday it can no longer keep up with contact tracing and will restrict the process to household members and those in high risk groups.

Montana City, Clancy, Boulder, Basin and Whitehall elementary schools, as well as Whitehall middle and high schools, all made this decision based on COVID-19 cases or close contacts in the school.