The Beloit Turner School District closes Powers Elementary School and will move classes online until October 23rd because of two COVID-19 cases.

In a letter to families, Superintendent Dennis McCarthy said one of the two cases has prompted several Powers staff members to quarantine because of possible exposure.

McCarthy said a number of students are deemed “low-risk contacts,” but even two cases can lead to further spread of illness, which the district wants to avoid.

All afternoon early childhood and 4K classes were canceled Thursday. Teachers were planning to send students home with Chromebooks and other class materials at the end of the day.

All classes are canceled Friday so teachers could prepare to shift to a virtual-only model. Virtual instruction will resume Monday.

No other school buildings were closed.