A Clinton Junior High School teacher has tested positive for COVID.

The case is the first confirmed case in the school system and Superintendent Curt Nettles indicates they are in contact with the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department for contact tracing and quarantine measures that need to be taken.

As the district navigates its second full week of back to class, in-person learning, Nettles believes things are going very well. He says teachers, students, and other staff are adapting to the things they need to do to keep everyone in the buildings.

Parents of junior high school students were notified late Monday afternoon of the positive case.