(Fort Worth, Tx) – Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees will consider a virtual learning program option for some students amid a surge of COVID-19 cases in North Texas.

If approved by the school board Tuesday, registration for the program starts Wednesday with classes starting Monday, Sep. 13th.

This comes as around 1,000 Fort Worth ISD students and staff members are currently in quarantine due to either being exposed to or testing positive for Covid-19.