Classes Cancelled at Some New England Schools Over Coronavirus Concerns - NBC10 Boston

Schools in five Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire towns were cancelled Monday as a precautionary measure amid concerns over the novel coronavirus.

In Massachusetts, Anne Ware Jackson Elementary School and Beatrice H. Wood Elementary School in Plainville were closed after a parent of a student had a presumptive positive test result, according to the superintendent.

In Arlington, Stratton Elementary School was closed after a parent became a presumptive positive case of COVID-19. The woman, who is in her 40s and attended the Biogen employee conference in Boston, developed symptoms and tested positive for the virus. One of her children, who attends Stratton Elementary School, was showing symptoms and had been tested.

In Weston, schools will be open Monday, but they will not be holding two music concerts and all field trips for the week have been canceled after a parent of a middle school student tested positive for the virus. Officials say all schools were thoroughly cleaned over the weekend, and the middle school was disinfected and sanitized using Victory Electrostatic Sprayers.

In Worcester, St. Mary's Schools have closed after a staff member was exposed to someone who is expected to test positive for the coronavirus. The exposure happened seven days ago at an out-of-state conference. St. Mary's has students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12.

In Newmarket, New Hampshire, schools were closed Monday after a staff member was asked by the CDC to self-quarantine because she had traveled on a bus with someone who has since been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. While that staff member, who is not a teacher, is not experiencing any symptoms, Superintendent Susan Givens said it was important to take this precaution "for the health and peace of mind for all members of the learning community."

Williston, Vermont schools are closed Monday after a staff member stayed at an out-of-state hotel at the end of February break, according to the Burlington Free Press. Allen Brook School — an elementary school — and Williston Central School — a middle school — are closed.

The closings come amid a spate of reported cases of coronavirus in New England.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Sunday there are now 27 presumed cases in the state, along with the one confirmed case, bringing the total to 28. 

Fifteen of the latest cases, and 23 total, are tied to a biotech meeting for Biogen at the Long Wharf Marriott in the Seaport in late February. 

New Hampshire health officials announced over the weekend two new presumptive positive cases of the novel coronavirus in adult men from Rockingham and Grafton counties, bringing the state total to four.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced Saturday night that one patient is an adult male from Grafton County who had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 at Hope Bible Fellowship at 114 Seminary Hill in West Lebanon, New Hampshire, at the morning service on March 1.

The second patient presumed to have the virus is an adult male from Rockingham County who officials say traveled to Italy and then began exhibiting symptoms consistent with the virus.

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