Stonewall Middle Food Site Worker Tests Positive For Coronavirus

MANASSAS, VA – A food service worker who was preparing free meals at Stonewall Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, Prince William County Public School officials announced in an email to parents Monday night.

The employee was last at the food distribution site on April 17, officials said, and did not interact with families who were picking up meals. The employee, as well as all other employees and volunteers who were working at the site, are now at home self-isolating.

The preparation site has been disinfected, officials said.

While Stonewall Middle School will remain a meal distribution site, meals are currently being prepared at Mullen Elementary School and being delivered to Stonewall Middle. The staff handing out meals to families have been substituted with different staff, as well.

School officials are urging parents to watch for symptoms of COVID-19 in their children and to contact their health providers if they have concerns.

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