Wall Closes Schools, Cancels SAT Testing Amid Coronavirus Concern

WALL, NJ — The Wall Township Schools are closing for two weeks and moving to virtual learning out of concerns over the new coronavirus and potential cases in the Wall area, school officials said Friday.

"We have been monitoring the COVID-19 situation very carefully and learned late this afternoon that there are several suspected cases in our community," said Lisa J. Gleason, director of curriculum and instruction, who is heading the district while Superintendent Cheryl Dyer is on medical leave.

"We are still awaiting more information from the Department of Health and will be sharing this information as it becomes available," Gleason said.

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The district also announced it was canceling Saturday's SAT testing at Wall High School, and it postponed the Wall Intermediate School performance of "Getting to Know ... Footloose."

Schools will be closed starting Monday through March 29, and the district will implement virtual learning, Gleason said.

More information was to be emailed to parents and students about the virtual learning.

COVID-19 is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that's a close cousin to the SARS and MERS viruses that have caused outbreaks in the past. There were 50 cases of COVID-19 in New Jersey as of Friday, including seven in Monmouth County. One man, from Bergen County, has died. Read more: NJ Coronavirus Updates: Here's What You Need To Know

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