September 27, 2021
Joseph Gomez Elementary Kindergarten Early Dismissal on Sept. 27

ST. THOMAS, USVI – All in-person Kindergarten classes at the Joseph Gomez Elementary School will be dismissed at 11 a.m. today, due to an electrical service interruption affecting classrooms.

Parents are asked to pick up their children from the school campus. Students will be served breakfast and lunch before they depart.

Other classrooms at the school are not affected and will continue in-person learning.

Technicians have been informed of the service interruption and repairs are expected to be completed later today.

In-person classes for Gomez Kindergarten students will resume on Sept. 28.

The Department of Education thanks teachers, parents, and students for their patience as the matter is resolved.

The Bryan-Roach Administration is investing in the Territory’s people, infrastructure, and future through transparency, stabilizing the economy, restoring trust in the government, and ensuring that recovery projects are completed as quickly as possible. Visit www.transparency.vi.gov.

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Joseph Gomez Elementary Kindergarten Early Dismissal on Sept. 27

September 27, 2021
Claude O. Markoe Elementary Reverts to Virtual Learning Sept. 27 Due to COVID-19 Exposure On Campus

ST. CROIX, USVI – Claude O. Markoe Elementary School will be closed to in-person learning beginning Sept. 27, due to COVID-19 exposure impacting several classrooms. All in-person classes will revert to virtual learning until further notice.

As part of the Virgin Islands Department of Education’s COVID-19 protocols, the Department’s COVID-19 Taskforce and the Virgin Islands Department of Health were notified and have begun contact tracing.

Meal distribution will also be suspended at the Claude O. Markoe campus during the closure; however, families may pick up breakfast and lunch at the Arthur A. Richards modular campus from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Monday through Friday.

The affected areas of the campus will be thoroughly sanitized using CDC-approved products before the school reopens to in-person learning.

The Department of Education reminds employees that if they are sick, they must remain at home and seek guidance from the Virgin Islands Department of Health or a private healthcare provider. If anyone within a household has tested positive for COVID-19 or has COVID-19-releated symptoms, children in that household should not attend in-person classes. All members of the household must remain in quarantine until negative COVID-19 test results are received or all members have been cleared by the Department of Health.

To knowingly expose others to COVID-19 is punishable by fines and imprisonment.

For more information about symptoms and what to do if exposed to COVID-19, visit www.cdc.gov.

The Bryan-Roach Administration is investing in the Territory’s people, infrastructure and future through transparency, stabilizing the economy, restoring trust in the government, and ensuring that recovery projects are completed as quickly as possible. Visit www.transparency.vi.gov.

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Claude O. Markoe Elementary Reverts to Virtual Learning Sept. 27 Due to COVID-19 Exposure On Campus