Updated: January 3, 2018

AREA SCHOOLS HAVE DECIDED TO EXTEND THEIR HOLIDAY BREAK.  IN A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT, TODAY, LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOLS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERE COLD AND HIGH NUMBER OF INFLUENZA AND COLD VIRUS CASES, EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS WILL NOT RETURN UNTIL MONDAY.  JANITORIAL STAFF WILL BE DISINFECTING THE BUILDINGS AND ALL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ATHLETICS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  MAURY COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DR. CHRIS MARCZAK ANNOUNCED MONDAY THAT AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, MAURY COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK TO HELP QUARANTINE THE OUTBREAK OF INFLUENZA TYPE A.  AND LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS SYSTEMS ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT DUE TO THE LOW TEMPS THIS WEEK AND WITH THE RECENT SICKNESS OF FLU, THEY WILL BE TAKING MEASURES TO ENSURE A SMOOTH START TO THE SECOND SEMESTER AND WILL NOT RETURN AS PLANNED ON THURSDAY BUT WILL RESUME CLASSES AGAIN ON MONDAY.