Reeltown elementary and high schools have extended virtual learning through Friday Jan. 22 due to a continued staffing issue, school administrators said.

Tallapoosa County Schools initially announced last week that Reeltown would be remote from Monday, Jan. 11 to Friday, Jan. 15. On Wednesday, the schools announced remote learning would extend another week due to "continued issues in the number of staff required to quarantine based on the current COVID-19 protocol," Reeltown Elementary School principal Lisa Hornsby said in a letter.