Princeton Extends Remote Learning For 21 Johnson Park Students

PRINCETON, NJ — Twenty-one students from Johnson Park school in Princeton were moved to remote learning for the week, after it was discovered that a student lives in a household where someone tested positive for COVID-19, the district announced.

The decision was taken as a precautionary measure, Princeton Public Schools (PPS) said in a statement.

“PPS has decided to keep the students in the one (potentially affected) class and their siblings on remote learning for the entire week in order to maintain consistency with the cohorts attending school this week, to deep clean the classroom again before students return, and to allow for some more time to ensure students are symptom-free," the district said in a statement to Patch.

On Sunday night, the Princeton Health Department announced that a student reported living in a household where an individual tested positive of COVID-19.

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The student will continue to quarantine, school official said.

“PPS took extra precautions to allow time to gather information before bringing all students back to the school. The Princeton Health Department has said that all Johnson Park classes can return without exception,” the school district said in a statement.

So far, no positive test has been reported by the school.

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