Edmonson County Schools closed remainder of week due to absenteeism

EDMONSON COUNTY, Ky. – Edmonson County Schools is closed for the remainder of the week, school officials say.

District superintendent Brian Alexander shared the following statement:

“Due to the high level of absenteeism with both students and staff, Edmonson County Schools will be closed on February 5, 6 and 7, 2025, and will utilize NTI Days on these dates.

“We have attempted to continue to have school, and have tracked attendance rates and staff absenteeism daily. However, based on today’s data, it is not feasible to continue to have in-person school this week.

“We will be performing a deep cleaning of our schools while schools are closed.

“This will leave our school district with one remaining NTI day for the remaining school year.”