A southwestern Indiana High School has reported nearly 200 students are in quarantine due to exposure to the coronavirus. We will have more on this story and more follwing these announcements.
According to news reports from the Evansville area, Warrick County School Superintendent Brad Schneider confirmed that 179 Boonville students are currently in quarantine. Quarantine does not mean that students are ill, but it does mean they have been exposed to the virus and are at risk of becoming contagious or ill. Schneider said the quarantines began on September 21 and most of the exposures did not occur at school. He also said that the exposures are not the result of students being exposed to one single case. Schneider told the media that the mitigation plans developed are working and schools in Warrick County will remain open as long as it remains safe. In the meantime, the quarantined students are not attending in-person classes and are continuing their learning on-line.
This news comes on the heels of an announcement last week that the North Posey Schools have reverted to virtual learning for this week after multiple COVID cases were diagnosed in the school district.
And this morning, Princeton High School has announced that an increase in COVID cases will have students at Princeton High School on virtual learning for the remainder of the week. Also, in Perry County, Cannelton High School has closed for today due to a student at the school being diagnosed with COVID. Cannelton School officials will be meeting with the Perry County Health Department for further guidance and will announce later today what learning will look like in the Cannelton area.
