Hutto ISD closing for 3 days next week, hundreds of COVID-19 cases reported

HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — The Hutto Independent School District is being forced to close for three days next week as a result of hundreds of staff members being out, most of them with COVID-19.
The district will close all campus operations from Jan. 17 to 19, Superintendent Celina Estrada Thomas said in a letter to the school community. Students and staff are expected to return Thursday, Jan. 20.
Thomas said on Friday it had more than 200 employees out, with 160 confirmed COVID-19 cases. There