NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) —Sources close to Metro Schools confirm students will be starting the school year remotely as COVID-19 cases in Nashville continue to skyrocket.
Metro Schools' goal had been to give parents the option on whether to send their children to in-person class or attend virtually. Now, the district's 86,000 students will be remotely going back to school in the fall.
But with the announcement of Nashville reverting to Phase 2 of reopening and a record high of daily COVID-19 cases last week, Dr. Adrienne Battle says going back to the school building may no longer be an option.
Nashville saw a daily record high increase of COVID-19 cases with 688 new infections, including 172 delayed reports and eight new deaths.