A post on an Instagram account featuring a Carroll County Public Schools logo said the school system would be shutting for two weeks to prevent spread of coronavirus. The post is false and the account is fake, school officials said Monday.
Carroll County Public Schools does not have an Instagram account, spokeswoman Carey Gaddis said. CCPS does share social media posts through Facebook and Twitter.
The school system wrote in an email to families, regarding a decision to close a school or group of schools for a period of time, “Please know that the decision will be made only after soliciting recommendations and input from our local and state health departments. The safety and well-being of our students and staff will continues to be the basis for any decision.”
A page on the CCPS website, carrollk12.org, located in the lefthand menu, provides updates and information on preventative measures for the virus as well as other illness like cold and flu.
Official channels for notifying the public of news such as school closings include phone call, email, and text message through the SchoolMessenger system. Information would also be posted on www.carrollk12.org, the legitimate CCPS Facebook and Twitter accounts and CETV – Channel 21.
No cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Carroll County, though a handful had been confirmed in Maryland as of 5 p.m. Monday in those who had traveled internationally