Starting Friday, the Bonsack Elementary School will be closed until Sept. 1 due to coronavirus cases among students and staff.

ROANOKE, Va. – One staff member at Bonsack Elementary School tested positive for coronavirus. Roanoke County Public Schools announced Thursday that one classroom will be shutting down “out of an abundance of caution” starting Friday due to the risk of potential exposure. All parents with children from this classroom have been contacted about the situation. According to the school board, the classroom impacted has been cleaned and sanitized. School officials say they are working with the health department to monitor this situation.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. A student at Bonsack Elementary School in Roanoke County tested positive for COVID-19, the school district announced Friday. In a letter to families, school leaders said theyre working with the Roanoke-Alleghany Health Department, and determined that no other students or staff were exposed at school due to this case. School leaders said an exposure is determined to be an individual who has had close contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19, and a close contact is considered to be less than 6 feet, for 15 minutes or more, with or without a mask. The classroom and any other spaces affected will be deep cleaned overnight, according to school leaders. [LIST: Coronavirus cases in local K-12 schools]For more on Roanoke County Public Schools coronavirus response, click here.

Several National Football League players are teaching local students the importance of reading. Bonsack Elementary School in Roanoke County facetimed with members of the Washington Redskins. It's part of the Redskins Read program. Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan talked to the fourth and fifth grade students at the school while wearing a red Santa hat. Students in Lynchburg also previously participated in the program.