Port Washington High School Closes Again Due To Coronavirus Case

PORT WASHINGTON, NY — Paul D. Schreiber High School will close for the second time this year following another positive COVID-19 test, officials announced Thursday.

In a letter to the Port Washington Union Free School District community, superintendent Michael Hynes said the district notified the Nassau County Department of Health on Thursday afternoon that someone tested positive for the disease. Hynes declined to say whether the person was a student or staff member to protect the person's privacy.

"In accordance with our Re-Entry Plan, the NCDOH was contacted immediately to conduct a contact tracing investigation," Hynes said.

The district is sanitizing and cleaning the building, and the principal has notified parents of children in the affected classes.

Schreiber will be closed Friday while investigators perform contact tracing. Students and staff will follow a fully remote day of instruction.

The person who tested positive must submit a note from a health care professional before they can return to school.

State records showed this is the eighth on-site coronavirus case recorded in the Port Washington district since Sept. 1. The previous cases included a combined five students and two teachers.

Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School, John J. Daly Elementary School, Manorhaven Elementary School and Schreiber each recorded two cases.

In the previous Schreiber case, Hynes said a student at tested positive for the disease.

About 470 tests have been administered in the district over that period, including 162 from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7.

The second Schreiber case comes after Roslyn Public Schools officials said Sunday that two students at Roslyn High School tested positive for the disease. The school switched to full remote learning Monday. State records showed a third high-schooler since tested positive Wednesday as well.

School districts across Long Island have seen coronavirus cases in the opening days and weeks of the new school year, including Mineola, Seaford, Syosset, Oyster Bay, New Hyde Park, Great Neck, Plainview and Hicksville.

See also:

• 2 Port Washington Schools To Close Due To Positive COVID-19 Tests
  

• 'Mixed' Emotions On Port Washington School District Reopening

• New Rules For NY Coronavirus Clusters: Close Businesses, Schools

• Port Washington School Records 2nd Coronavirus Case In 8 Days

This article originally appeared on the Port Washington Patch