When the Lamesa school system’s 1,700 students are released from school Friday for the week-long Thanksgiving holiday, they won’t see the classroom again until next month.
Instead of returning to classrooms immediately after the Nov. 23-27 Thanksgiving holiday, all Lamesa students will stay home and access classroom lessons remotely by computer during the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 4.
That action is being taken by school administrators amid concerns students would return from the Thanksgiving holiday with more than fond memories of family, friends and out-of-town trips.
School officials fear students returning from the week-long holiday may bring with them the coronavirus and spread ...