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DAYTON—After closing the school’s doors to in-person learning on September 1, Dayton middle and high school’s remote learning has been extended through September 9. The district hopes to return to in-person learning on September 13.

Elementary students will remain in in-person instruction.

The announcement, made on the district’s website www.daytonsd.org, was made following a continued rise in COVID-19 cases in Columbia County. As of September 7, there were 33 active cases in the county.

Public Health Administrator Martha Lanman told county commissioners that the public health’s office was ‘he...