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COVID-19 has shut down at least 25% of Kentucky school districts. Here's the latest

Ayana Archie Olivia Krauth
Louisville Courier Journal

The back-to-school season in Kentucky and Indiana has been surrounded by controversy, as parents and school boards have debated mask mandates for children, and some districts have already been forced to change plans.

One-quarter of Kentucky school districts — at least 44 out of 171 — have needed to close this school year because of COVID-19, affecting more than 15% of Kentucky's public school students. 

In this file, we'll round up reported outbreaks in schools from the region. Here's the latest.

Related:How many COVID-19 cases and quarantines are in your JCPS school? Search the data

Active closures

The following districts are currently closed or using nontraditional instruction. Think a district is missing? Contact Olivia Krauth at okrauth@gannett.com or Ayana Archie at aarchie@courier-journal.com.

Berea Independent 

Dates closed: 8/31/2021-9/3/2021, 9/29/2021-10/1/2021

Floyd County Schools

Dates closed: 9/27/2021-9/30/2021

Jenkins Independent Schools

Dates closed: 8/10/2021-8/23/2021, 9/27/2021-10/8/2021

Previous closures

Ashland Independent Schools

Dates closed: 9/2/2021-9/10/2021

Barbourville Independent Schools

Dates closed: 9/7/2021-9/10/2021

Boyd County Schools

Dates closed: 9/13/2021-9/17/2021

Burgin Independent Schools

Dates closed: 9/10/2021-9/13/2021

Caldwell County Schools

Dates closed: 9/9/2021-9/10/2021

Carlisle County Schools

Dates closed: 9/2/2021-9/3/2021

Carroll County Schools

Dates closed: 8/26/2021-8/27/2021

Carter County Schools

Dates closed: 8/30/2021-9/3/2021

Casey County Schools

Dates closed: 8/30/2021-9/3/2021

Clay County Public Schools

Dates closed: 8/31/2021-9/3/2021

Clinton County Schools

Dates closed: 8/30/2021-9/3/2021

Crittenden County Schools

Dates closed: 9/1/2021-9/10/2021

Dawson Springs Independent

Dates closed: 9/8/2021-9/10/2021

Edmonson County Schools

Dates closed: 8/30/2021-9/3/2021

Estill County Schools

Dates closed: 9/23/2021-9/24/2021

Fairview Independent

Dates closed: 8/25/2021-8/27/2021

Franklin County Schools

Dates closed: 8/30/2021-9/3/2021

Gallatin County Schools

Dates closed: 9/7/2021-9/8/2021

Greater Clark County Schools (Indiana)

Dates closed: 9/7/2021-9/10/2021

Greenup County Schools

Dates closed: 8/26/2021-8/27/2021, 9/7/2021-9/8/2021

Harrison County Schools

Dates closed: 9/7/2021-9/10/2021

Knott County Schools

Dates closed: 8/18/2021-8/20/2021

Lee County Public Schools

Dates closed: 8/16/2021-8/18/2021, 8/30/2021-9/3/2021

Letcher County Schools

Dates closed: 8/30/2021-9/6/2021

Leslie County Schools

Dates closed: 8/23/2021-8/27/2021

Magoffin County Schools 

Dates closed: 8/18/2021-8/29/2021

Marion County Public Schools

Dates closed: 9/3/2021, 9/17/2021

Marshall County Schools

Dates closed: 9/3/2021-9/7/2021

Mayfield Independent 

Dates closed: 9/7/2021-9/8/2021

McLean County Schools

Dates closed: 9/8/2021-9/10/2021

Montgomery County Schools

Dates closed: 9/2/2021-9/3/2021

Newport Independent Schools

Dates closed: 9/17/2021-9/21/2021

Owsley County Schools 

Dates closed: 8/19/2021-8/20/2021, 8/31/2021-9/3/2021

Paris Independent Schools

Dates closed: 9/3/2021-9/10/2021

Perry County Schools

Dates closed: 9/2/2021

Pike County Schools

Dates closed: 8/30/2021-9/3/2021

Powell County Schools

Dates closed: 8/31/2021-9/3/2021

Rockcastle County Schools

Dates closed: 9/2/2021-9/3/2021

Russell County Schools

Dates closed: 8/31/2021-9/3/2021

Russellville Independent Schools

Dates closed: 8/30/2021-9/3/2021

Scott County Schools District 1 (Indiana)

Dates closed: 8/11/2021-8/23/2021

Spencer County Schools

Dates closed: 9/2/2021

Wolfe County Schools

Dates closed: 9/7/2021-9/10/2021

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