Syracuse, N.Y. (NCC News)–Jamesville Elementary students were initially set to start in-person classes on Monday but after they found out on Sunday that a student had tested positive for COVID-19 the administration decided to delay it one day.
According to a letter from the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District sent to parents on Sunday night it said that a student who attends Jamesville Elementary tested positive for COVID-19.
The school closed on Monday so the school district could “deep clean and sanitize any potentially impacted area,” according to the letter.
The school district says they took immediate action in isolating the situation, and they are working with the Onondaga County Health Department and will follow any guidance they may have.
Meanwhile, teachers in NYC are demanding the delay of school reopening due to many cases of teachers and students infected with COVID-19. In-person learning for all public schools in New York City is scheduled to resume Sept 21, but there’s a big wave of concern regarding the virus. This week NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that 55 New York City school staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
Maria Peña is a first and second-grade teacher at Bushwick’s success academy whose school’s administration decided to hold classes remotely amid the fear of the virus.
Peña says that the school tries to provide most resources to make the experience complete, from providing hotspots to students to preparing virtual classrooms with links, providing lunch spaces for students to interact, and also keeping extracurricular activities.
“Parents are just really glad that their children are learning despite the circumstances,” Ms.Peña said.
Alongside with Jamesville Elementary, a student at Van Buren Elementary School in the district of Baldwinsville also tested positive for COVID-19. These are the first positive cases of school-aged children in Onondaga County since the start of the school year.
