Alex City Schools clarifies COVID-19 quarantine policy, reevaluates '3% rule'
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William L. Radney Elementary School in Alexander City, Alabama.

 Jake Arthur

Alexander City Schools is reevaluating its 3% COVID-positive rule, the threshold at which a school must close and go virtual, as it seeks to clarify its policy on sending students home for coronavirus exposure.

Superintendent Dr. Keith Lankford told the board of education earlier this week he'd be soliciting the advice of local pediatricians, including school board vice president Dr. Chante' Ruffin, to consider a new threshold for closure.