Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 3:49 p.m.
| Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 3:49 p.m.
Students arrive for classes on the first day of school at Penn-Trafford School District’s McCullough Elementary on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020.
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McCullough Elementary School in Penn-Trafford School District was closed Monday due to two positive coronavirus cases, the latest in a string of short-term shutdowns in a district that has seen 113 total covid cases since the start of the school year.
One student and one staff member tested positive in the last 14 days, according to the district.
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Sunrise Elementary School in the Penn-Trafford School District is closed after two more people in the building tested positive for the coronavirus.
That brings the total active case count to three within 14 days, according Superintendent Matt Harris.
The school was notified Friday morning of the new cases, Harris said in a message to parents. He did not say if the positive cases were students or faculty members.
Under state health guidelines, that means the school should close for up to seven days. Also learning remotely Friday are students in the high school, Penn Middle School and Harrison Park Elementary. All other schools have in-person classes.
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Penn Middle School and Harrison Park Elementary in the Penn-Trafford School District will be closed through Friday after students at each school tested positive for the coronavirus.
Students will receive remote instruction during that time.
Penn-Trafford Superintendent Matthew Harris said Monday the closures are in keeping with covid-19 pandemic guidelines set forth by the state health and education departments. The middle school recorded four new cases and Harrison Park had two.
“The number of cases within Westmoreland County is alarming,” said Harris.