Tuscaloosa County Schools System: Echols Middle School Closed Friday, January 28, 2022

Press release from the Tuscaloosa County School System:

January 27, 2022

From the Office of the Superintendent

From the Office of the Superintendent

Echols Middle School will be closed to students on Friday, January 28, 2022.

Echols Middle School will be closed to students on Friday, January 28, 2022.

No other TCSS schools are impacted by this closure, and students should report to school as normal at all other schools.

No other TCSS schools are impacted by this closure, and students should report to school as normal at all other schools.

The temporary closure at Echols is due to a high number of faculty absences and lack of substitutes. While other schools are experiencing the same concerns, they are still able to operate at current staffing levels. Echols will reopen to students as soon as possible, when staffing returns to a level at which the schools can be operated. Families at Echols will be contacted Sunday, with an update on plans for Monday.

The temporary closure at Echols is due to a high number of faculty absences and lack of substitutes. While other schools are experiencing the same concerns, they are still able to operate at current staffing levels. Echols will reopen to students as soon as possible, when staffing returns to a level at which the schools can be operated. Families at Echols will be contacted Sunday, with an update on plans for Monday.

Echols students will receive information from their teachers about assignments to complete on Friday, January 28. This information will be posted in Schoology. If you have any questions, please contact the school and ask to speak with an administrator. We thank our families for your patience and cooperation during this time.

Echols students will receive information from their teachers about assignments to complete on Friday, January 28. This information will be posted in Schoology. If you have any questions, please contact the school and ask to speak with an administrator. We thank our families for your patience and cooperation during this time.

Visit this page to read more about the staffing challenges our schools are currently facing.

Visit this page to read more about the staffing challenges our schools are currently facing.

We encourage our families to keep practicing healthy habits and good hygiene, to fight the spread of COVID-19, as well as illnesses like cold and flu. 

We encourage our families to keep practicing healthy habits and good hygiene, to fight the spread of COVID-19, as well as illnesses like cold and flu. 

This press release was produced by the Tuscaloosa County School System. The views expressed here are the author’s own.