UPDATE: COVID-19 Report At SWTC Fabricated

Sep 2, 2020 | 4:44 PM

UPDATE: Sept 3

Officials at Southwest Tech have now learned they were given falsified documents this week related to a positive COVID-19 test. A statement from the college says they received documents incorrectly indicating a positive test for a student who was attending face-to-face classes. According to Southwest Tech officials, the individual fabricated the report and has not tested positive for COVID-19. The person involved is no longer affiliated with the college. Students in the Electro-Mechanical Technology program will resume in-person instruction on Tuesday (Sept 8). The college has notified area health officials of the false report.

ORIGINAL STORY: Sept 2

Officials at Southwest Tech have shifted another program to a virtual learning format. That’s after the college learned a student attending face to face classes tested positive for COVID-19. The school released a statement Wednesday saying they’re taking the precautionary measure of temporarily changing the format for Southwest Tech students in the Electro-Mechanical Technology program. College officials also said the move to virtual instruction is a short-term response allowing education to continue while students isolate after an exposure incident. The plan is to resume face-to-face instruction after two weeks for that program. Southwest Tech had announced last week that another program at the school was being shifted to a virtual format due to a possible COVID-19 exposure. Officials did not say a week ago which program was affected.