COVID-19 Information for Students and Families
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Below you will find updated COVID-19 information from current FAQs, weekly numbers by school, links to state wide information and more.
COVID-19 FAQ as of March 1, 2021
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The Williamson County mask mandate expired at the end of February. Will WCS lift its mask requirement?
Williamson County Schools will continue to follow the guidance of the CDC and the State Health Department and require students, staff and visitors to wear face coverings inside school buildings and at school events. The State Health Department and CDC are still quarantining those exposed to a positive case, and we will continue with our mitigation strategies in our efforts to keep students on campus, knowing that we can’t fully keep students socially distanced from each other. While the mandate expired, Williamson County Government still requires masks in its county buildings.
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Why must families choose now between on-campus learning and online learning for the 2021-22 school year?
The March 23 deadline for the 2021-22 school year is needed so appropriate staffing and scheduling can be in place for the start of school for both traditional, on-campus learning and the WCS Online Program. Our plan for on-campus learning will be to continue to follow the health authorities' recommendations as much as possible. WCS Online will remain available for those families who, whether based on need, concern or any other reason, want to learn from home. Due to ongoing changes, it would be premature for the district to establish COVID protocols for the next school year at this time.
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Is the Health Department still quarantining students and staff?
Yes. However, we have been told that individuals who have had both doses of the vaccine may not be quarantined after close contact with a positive case.
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With the new State mandated summer programs, will masks be required?
Williamson County Schools will continue to follow the guidance of the CDC and the State Health Department and require students, staff and visitors to wear cloth face coverings inside school buildings and at school events. At this time, we have no indication of any change. We cannot make a prediction at this time when that guidance will change, but we continue to communicate with the local health department and modify our safety measures when we can.
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Will masks be required starting next school year?
Williamson County Schools will continue to follow the guidance of the CDC and the State Health Department and require students, staff and visitors to wear face coverings inside school buildings and at school events. At this time, we do not have any additional guidance from those agencies regarding the return to school in the fall. It is premature for us to announce masks are required next year, but we continue to hope that many of these safety measures will lift as health authorities continue to work on addressing the pandemic. We will announce changes as we can.
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Information will be updated weekly on Tuesday.
COVID-19 Numbers by School
COVID-19 Numbers Overall
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As of March 1, 2021 at 11 am
- 12 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 27 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 44 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 364 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of February 22, 2021 at 11 am
- 10 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 18 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 16 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 58 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of February 15, 2021 at 11 am
- 25 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 80 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 118 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 792 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of February 8, 2021 at 11 am
- 26 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 64 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 160 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1199 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of February 1, 2021 at 11 am
- 34 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 121 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 174 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1745 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of January 25, 2021 at 11 am
- 32 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 65 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 163 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1125 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of January 18, 2021
- 39 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 89 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 158 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1056 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of January 11, 2021 at 11 am
- 33 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 60 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 151 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 246 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of January 4, 2021
The District was closed for winter break.
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As of December 18, 2020 at 11 am
- 48 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 160 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 125 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 2485 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of December 14, 2020 at 11 am
- 49 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 120 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 185 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1720 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of December 7, 2020 at 11 am
- 50 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 146 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 186 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 948 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of November 30, 2020
The District was closed for Thanksgiving break.
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As of November 20, 2020
- 45 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 223 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 149 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 3490 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of November 16, 2020 at 11 am
- 56 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 186 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 193 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 2387 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of November 9, 2020 at 11 am
- 41 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 118 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 138 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 2305 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of November 2, 2020 at 11 am
- 27 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 102 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 107 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1466 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of October 26, 2020 at 12pm
- 21 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 74 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 50 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1350 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of October 19, 2020 at 12pm
- 26 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 44 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 76 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 959 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of October 13, 2020 at 12 pm
- 30 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 47 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 74 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1263 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
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As of September 29, 2020 at 3 pm
- 19 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 29 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 58 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 1532 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- Cases spread across 37 of the district’s 49 schools and the district office
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As of September 22, 2020 at 3 pm
- 17 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 40 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 46 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 746 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- Cases spread across 41 of the district’s 49 schools and the district office
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As of September 15, 2020 at 3pm
- 10 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 28 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 57 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 579 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- Cases spread across 37 of the district’s 49 schools and the district office
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As of September 8, 2020 at 3 pm
- 11 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 44 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 26 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 438 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- Cases spread across 33 of the district’s 49 schools and the district office
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As of September 1, 2020 at 3pm
- 7 Staff members in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 37 Staff members in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- 16 Students in Isolation with a confirmed positive case
- 193 Students in Quarantine due to exposure to a positive case
- Cases spread across 37 of the district’s 49 schools and the district office
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Beginning Wednesday, September 23, 2020, quarantine messages will be sent by the Williamson County Health Department
COVID-19 Process for WCS and WCHD for 2020-2021
Additional guidance on quarantine can be found on the State’s website. Individuals identified by the Health Department must follow the quarantine requirement. Medical provider documentation of a negative test will not shorten the quarantine.
- Upon receiving a report of a positive COVID-19 case in the district, the Health Department will be notified. Williamson County Schools staff will provide a school contact tracing worksheet, seating charts, classroom diagrams, lunch contacts, transportation contacts and extracurricular contacts to the Health Department for its staff to determine which students may have been exposed.
- The Health Department says that when information is received, it will begin its contact tracing; and within three business days, the State's contact monitoring team will notify individuals who are required to quarantine for 14 days. Quarantine is a Health Department requirement. The Health Department will also inform students when they may return to campus.
- If your student is identified as someone who has had close contact to COVID-19, you will receive an email from NoReply.WCHD@tn.gov. We suggest you add this email to your contact list or safe senders list so that it does not go to your SPAM folder. This email is directly from the Public Health Department and will explain the necessary steps for you to take.
- The Health Department will provide a list of students and staff that require quarantine to Williamson County Schools. The administrators are notified of this report and can provide teachers the student information so that the student can begin remote learning.
- For any school related questions, please reach out to your school administration. For any COVID-19 related questions, please email your questions to the health department at WCHD.COVID@tn.gov.
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Informational Snapshots for Parents
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Below are the side-by-side explanations for On-campus, Remote and Online School in WCS for 2020 - 2021.
WCS Illness Guidelines/Normas sobre enfermedades can be found on our Health Services page.
Reopening Framework FAQs for 2020-2021
Schools in Remote Learning by Week
WCS COVID-19 Response Timeline
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TN Department of Health COVID-19 Information
- COVID-19 Dashboard
- COVID-19 Case Response Rubric
- FAQs for Schools and Universities
- Recommendations for Management of COVID-19 in Schools
- What to Expect When Your Child Has Been Exposed to COVID-19
- What to Expect When COVID-19 Has Been Identified in My Child's School
- Data on Cases among School-aged children (5-18), updated daily
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Williamson County Emergency Management Agency Information
- Coronavirus statistics are available at the Williamson County Emergency Management Agency website.
- Area heat map provided by the Tennessee State Health Department showing COVID-19. Select "Mid-Cumberland" in the drop down box to view Williamson County.
- City of Brentwood COVID-19 Dashboard
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Instructional Information for 2020-2021
For a full explanation of the WCS Online programming, please visit their page on our District site.
