The Mercer County School District confirming Saturday that two more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19. One is at the high school and the other is at the intermediate school. The district is coordinating their efforts with the Mercer County Health Department to promptly identify and monitor individuals who have had recent contact with the two positive cases. They are following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with state and local health departments. Those students or staff members who have had close contact with the infected individuals will be placed in quarantine for 14 days.
The district had a remote learning day Friday. The decision followed an employee at Mercer County Intermediate School and an employee at New Boston Elementary School testing positive for COVID-19 and also due to the growing number of positive cases in the Mercer County community and the number of Mercer County School District staff members required to quarantine under current IDPH guidance.
Monday is a remote learning planning day in the district with Tuesday being a holiday for Election Day. Students will return to the classroom Wednesday, Nov. 4.