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Hammarskjold School, East Brunswick Goes Remote Until March 5
The school went remote after presumed positive COVID-19 cases. Officials are treating it "as a probable asymptomatic spread of COVID."
(This story has been updated on March. 2, at 4: 25 p.m.)
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — Merely weeks after reopening for in-person classes, the entire Hammarskjold Middle School community has been put on remote learning schedule due to untraceable presumed positive COVID-19 cases.
The announcement was made by school superintendent Victor Valeski on Saturday.
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Beginning Monday, all staff and students will follow the remote schedule until Friday, March. 5. They will return to school buildings on Monday, March 8.
Valeski said they have been tracking presumed positive COVID cases at the school but were unable to “directly relate another positive COVID case, with multiple associated close contacts.”
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“We are treating this situation as a probable asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 within the HMS community,” Valeski said.
He once again urged parents and guardians to be vigilant and report any change in medical profiles of students.
“Even though this situation only affects HMS, I am communicating with the entire EB community so everyone is aware of the actions we are taking to curtail and prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in a single school while still keeping the rest of our school district operational,” he said.
At the Board of Education meeting held on Jan 21, Valeski said many parents and guardians expressed their disappointment at the school district postponing reopening to Feb. 4.
But in order to keep schools open, he urged the community to be “transparent.”
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