Princeton Asks Some Students, Staff To Quarantine

PRINCETON, NJ – A few students, teachers and staff from Johnson Park school in Princeton were asked to quarantine after a student was reported to have “close contacts” with COVID-19. The information came Sunday night from The Princeton Department of Health.

The department said the student lived in a household where an individual tested positive of COVID-19. Currently, the department is in the process of contact tracing and the students and staff were quarantined as a precaution.

“The student's teacher, other staff who may have had contact, classmates in both A and B cohorts, as well as siblings of students in the potentially affected cohorts, will stay home and learn remotely on Monday,” the school district said in a statement.

On Monday, the district brought back students from pre-K to Grade 5, for in-person classes.

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At this point no other person at Johnson Park is considered a close contact.

The health department also released the following reminder to students, staff members, parents and guardians:

• Stay home when you are sick;  
• Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds;  
• Use a tissue to cover coughs and sneezes and properly dispose of tissues;  
• Limit close contact with people who are sick and do not share food, drinks or utensils;  
• Practice physical distancing (stay at least 6 feet apart);  
• Wear a face covering while in school; and  
• Monitor your health for symptoms.