More COVID-19 Cases Show Up In Madison Schools: Superintendent

MADISON, CT —On Monday, Madison schools reported two more cases of COVID-19, according to schools superintendent Dr. Craig Cooke.

Cooke said in messages to families that the first positive case, reported Saturday, was in the Polson Middle School community. That person was told to remain home in isolation.

A few hours later, Cooke sent another message. This time, a member of the Daniel Hand High School community was reported to have tested positive. Again, they were told to stay home and isolate. Cooke said that in each school, identified close contacts were told to quarantine and those impacted by a "temporary shift to remote learning" were contacted by a school administrator.

Cooke said that after investigation and consultation with the people who tested positive the school district and health department "feel confident" both schools can stay open.

As of Monday, according to the COVID-19 case tracking data from the school district, there are 15 active, not cumulative, cases in Madison Public Schools with a mix of kids and teachers stricken.

At the high school, there are three active student cases and three active staff cases. At Jeffrey Elementary School there are two active student cases, at Ryerson Elementary School there is one active staff case, similarly there's one active staff case at Brown Intermediate School. At Polson, there are three active student cases and one active staff case and there's one Town Campus Learning Center staff member who tested positive.