After learning Tuesday that a student had tested positive for COVID-19, Hopkinsville Community College announced it is moving all in-person general education classes without a lab or technical component to an online format beginning today.
“The college was already offering a large amount of online and hybrid courses because of the pandemic,” HCC President Dr. Alissa Young said in a press release. “Taking into consideration this positive case in addition to Christian County’s 10% positivity rate, we’ve decided to move these courses to an online format. We will continue with a small number of in-person technical and lab-related courses utilizing face coverings, social distancing, hand hygiene and extensive facility cleaning.”
No one should come on campus if they feel ill, have a fever or exhibit COVID-19 symptoms. The same restriction applies to anyone who has been exposed to the coronavirus or is awaiting a test result, the college announced. Students should contact their instructors and stay home if they fall into any of these categories. They may also contact the campus health officer at 270-707-3722 or yvonne.glasman@kctcs.edu.
“The health and safety of students, faculty and staff are top priorities for HCC,” college spokeswoman Rena Young said in the release. “College officials will continue to monitor local COVID-19 positivity rates and follow the recommendations of local health officials and Gov. Beshear’s office.”
No contact tracing was necessary for the student who recently tested positive because safety protocols of face coverings and social distancing were followed, the college announced.
(Jennifer P. Brown is the editor and founder of Hoptown Chronicle. Reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org.)
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
