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Cheshire Teacher Tests Positive For Coronavirus: Reports
One teacher has tested positive for the coronavirus and an administrator is awaiting test results after reporting symptoms, officials said.
CHESHIRE, CT — A Cheshire elementary school teacher has tested positive for the coronavirus and an administrator is awaiting test results after reporting symptoms, according to multiple reports.
The New Haven Register reports the elementary school teacher was asymptomatic but got tested after finding out a personal friend had tested positive for the virus.
The administrator exhibited symptoms and is awaiting test results. Both educators are self-quarantining for the advised 14 days and will work remotely from home, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.
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Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan said the developments will not delay the start of the school year, the Register reports. Cheshire has a staggered opening planned with student orientations from Sept. 8 to Sept. 10 with the first day of school Sept. 11.
Students will have in-person classes two days a week and attend classes remotely three days per week, according to the Register.
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