NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Another Connecticut school will be closed due to COVID-19.
On Wednesday, the New Milford public school administration was told by a member of the community had tested positive for the virus but were asymptomatic. The person got tested after members of their family tested positive for COVID.
New Milford School administrators have not received any other reports of staff or students experiencing symptoms or signs of illness. The school district decided to close the school for Thursday and Friday. All students will have to remote learn in the meantime.
"We will continue to monitor closely the health conditions of our students and staff. Our priority is the health and safety of all members of our school community. We want to remind families to continue to conduct daily health screenings before sending students to school," said Superintendent Dr. Paul Smotas and assistant Super Intendent of Schools Alisha DiCorpo in a joint letter to parents.
Connecticut has seen a number of schools closed due to students or staff testing positive for COVID-19. In Naugatuck, High school classes were canceled after officials were told a senior had tested positive for COVID-19. In Somers, classes at an elementary school were canceled for two days due to a staff member testing positive.