Students at South Brunswick High School are once again required to
wear masks in school and on the bus through this week.
The news comes following an outbreak that resulted in 150 students
either testing positive for COVID-19 or dealing with symptoms.
The outbreak is contained to the high school and has been traced
to a district event last week.
According to the district’s COVID-19 dashboard, the number of
students testing positive for the virus jumped dramatically on March 30.
Twenty-one students tested positive on Wednesday and an additional 27 on
Thursday. In response, the school went to half-days last Thursday and
Friday.
The regular schedule resumed Monday, but mask-wearing
is back in play.
The superintendent said in a statement that they will follow the
data and expect to see a steady decline in cases before they move back
to a mask-optional environment. He’s urging students to stay home
if they feel sick or are showing any symptoms.