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<b>GOLDSBORO, N.C.</b> — Wayne County Public Schools is launching a daily coronavirus dashboard.

The <a href="https://www.waynecountyschools.org/COVID-19Dashboard.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dashboard</a> will show which schools and district support area sites have had people on their campuses test positive for the virus.

WCPS leaders said the dashboard will be updated daily by 6 p.m., with daily cases for that week remaining posted until the following week. Cases reported over a weekend will be posted the following Monday.

On Oct. 7, the school district announced one of its elementary schools was returning to online learning for two weeks because of a COVID-19 cluster. Four other schools in the district also reported possible exposures on their campuses.

On Tuesday, Wayne County Public Schools announced one of its elementary schools was returning to online learning because of coronavirus cases. 

<p>IT'S FREE, ANONYMOUS, DOES NOT COLLECT STORE OR SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION. &gt;&gt;&gt; LESS THAN AT 6:00 HERE ON WRAL, HE BROKE NEWS OF THE WAYNE COUNTY ELEMENT SCHOOL RETURNING TO ONLINE LEARNING BECAUSE OF A COVID-19 CLUSTER. TONIGHT, FOUR OR SCHOOLS IN THE SAME SYSTEM NOW REPORTS POSSIBLE EXPOSURE ON THE CAMPUS. EDUCATION LEADERS IN THE COUNTY TELL WRAL WE SHOULD EXPECT MORE PROBLEMS. WE GO LIVE TO WAYNE COUNTY FOR MORE SPECIFICS FROM THE CONVERSATION. &gt;&gt; Reporter: IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING AT THE SCHOOL IN WAYNE COUNTY BEHIND ME. COUNTY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A LEADER IN THE AREA TO BRING STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL FOR FACE-TO-FACE INSTRUCTION. NOW, SOME SAY, WHAT HAPPENED HERE AT THE SCHOOL BEHIND ME IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THEY ARE RUNNING INTO SOME PROBLEMS. &gt;&gt; WE ARE STARTING A MODEL PEOPLE WILL WANT TO FOLLOW. &gt;&gt; Reporter: SHE SOUNDED THE ALARM, MONTH AGO SHE WAS AMONG THOSE WHO CAUTIONED WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL LEADERS AGAINST MOVING THROUGH PARTIAL IN CLASS INSTRUCTION. &gt;&gt; DO NOT RUSH. &gt;&gt; Reporter: THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS TELL HER WHAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH INSIDE OF THESE BUILDINGS. &gt;&gt; THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT ISSUE ITS FOR THE CASES HERE. &gt;&gt; Reporter: HERE DISTRICT LEADERS SAY EIGHT PEOPLE WHO VISITED THE CAMPUS WERE FOUND TO BE COVID EFFECTIVE. NOW, ALL STUDENTS MUST LEARN REMOTE ONLY FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE THE BUILDING IS THOROUGHLY CLEAN. &gt;&gt; THEY NEED TO TEST EVERYBODY TO STOP. YOU NEED TO QUARANTINE AND STOP. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN TRY TO BE THIS. &gt;&gt; THERE WERE REPORTED CASES SET UP AT CAMPUSES. WAYNE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SAYS ONE OR TWO PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE WERE RECENTLY AT THREE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANDY HIGH SCHOOL. &gt;&gt; RIGHT NOW WE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN THE SCHOOLS PROTECTING PEOPLE. FROM CONTAMINATION. BUT, SCHOOL IS NOT 24 HOURS, SO, THEY ARE IN THE COMMUNITY ON THE WEEKEND. &gt;&gt; Reporter: IS NOT JUST THE PUBLIC CAMPUSES, COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE DISCUSSING HOW TO HANDLE CASES AT WHEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, A PRIVATE SCHOOL WHERE STATE NUMBERS SAY, 40 COVID CASES WERE REPORTED. &gt;&gt; WE REPORTED 40, 41 OF THEM HAVE RETURNED TO CAMPUS HEALTHY, NO HOSPITALIZATIONS. SO, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT AND NINE STUDENTS RIGHT NOW ARE REMOTE. SOME OF THEM ARE COMING BACK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. &gt;&gt; Reporter: AT WHEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, A PRIVATE SCHOOL, THE HEADMASTER THERE, THE MINISTRY YOU JUST HEARD FROM ALSO CLOSED OUT FOR A PERIOD TO TRY TO GET A HANDLE ON THINGS. THEY ALSO DID A LOT OF CONTACT TRACING, TRYING IN COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILIES AS WELL. THEY ALSO ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 200 COVID TESTS SO DEFINITELY THEY ARE PUTTING IN</p>

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