The news was shared to a GoFundMe page that was originally started on Aug. 27 to help pay for Tristan's funeral bills after she contracted the virus and died.
Stillman president Cynthia Warrick addressed the Stillman community in a news release, stating that the move is necessary in order to "maintain the safest campus environment possible" as the school moves into a new testing regimen.
The University of Alabama Band Department announced it will cancel an event planned for later in September due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
The sixth grade class at a middle school in Tuscaloosa has temporarily switched to virtual learning after several of its students tested positive for COVID-19.
"Younger and younger people are dying from this through this recent surge in the pandemic," DCH COO Paul Betz said. "It's really, really kind of scary."
The Tuscaloosa City School System has now reported a total of 407 confirmed COVID-19 cases, exceeding the total number of last year's cases in less than one month.