Over 160 Wooster Students Quarantined

STRATFORD, CT — More than 160 students at Wooster Middle School were in quarantine as of Thursday due to possible coronavirus exposure, according to the Stratford school district.

In total, 163 Wooster students and two staff members were in isolation as a result of close contact with a person confirmed to have the virus, according to the district’s new coronavirus dashboard, which reflects the most current available data. One student and two staffers at Wooster had tested positive for the virus and were quarantined.

In mid-October, about 85 students and two teachers at Wooster were asked to self-isolate after possible exposure to the virus. The school building closed for several days last week due to cases reported at Wooster.

As of Thursday, 32 Bunnell High School students were in quarantine, and four Bunnell community members — two students and two teachers — were isolating after testing positive, the dashboard said. Bunnell closed for two weeks earlier in the year after several cases were confirmed in September.

Five students at Flood Middle School were quarantining as of Thursday as a result of testing positive for the virus, as were four Lordship Elementary School students, one Nichols Elementary School student and one Stratford High School student. Three Stratford High School staff members were in isolation after they were confirmed to have the virus.

Fifteen Stratford High School community members and 14 people associated with Flood Middle School were in isolation as of Thursday after close contact with a person who tested positive.

The large number of quarantines within Stratford school communities comes as the district moves forward with plans to switch from a hybrid learning model to a schedule that would bring students into the classroom four days per week, despite vocal opposition from teachers and community members.