Students and staff at a
school in East Brunswick are quarantining this week following exposure to
COVID-19.
Victor Valeski, the
superintendent of East Brunswick Public Schools, announced this week many of
its staff and students are quarantining, but says the exposure to the virus
happened outside the schools.
East Brunswick Public Schools have hybrid learning right now, and one case the superintendent says, had
direct contact with teachers and students at East Brunswick High School.
Ten teachers and almost 30
students are quarantined as "close contacts." Valeski also says the close contacts illustrates the far-reaching
impact just one case can have on schools.
In a statement, Valeski
says, “I believe we have
created very safe environments in all our facilities, with robust cleaning and
sanitizing, supported by our well thought out protocols. “I cannot
overemphasize the critical nature of immediate reporting of either positive
COVID-19 test results or 'close contact' situations outside of school."
It's not known if any of the
students or staff who are quarantining have tested positive. East Brunswick
Public Schools ask that students and staff keep updating the district with any
other cases to keep contact tracing up to date.