NORWALK, Conn — Norwalk Public Schools officials announced that an employee has tested positive for coronavirus.
According to a Facebook post, the employee is a member of the Kendall Elementary School community, who was in the building last week.
The district said after learning of the test results last weekend, employees who may have been in contact with this person while in the building have been notified individually.
"Those employees have been asked to self-quarantine for 14 days and to reach out to their health care provider about getting tested," officials said in a release.
Norwalk Public Schools says their buildings are cleaned and sanitized every night and will remain open for all other employees.
According to officials, several Kendall classrooms will have teachers who will work remotely from home the first few days of school as the quarantine period overlaps with the start of the school year.
Substitutes will be in any classroom where teachers are not physically present.
The COVID-19 results will not impact Norwalk's first day of school, which is September 8 for all grade levels.
"Norwalk Public Schools has a thoughtful and thorough plan in place to support our return to in-person instruction, but any plan for 2020-21 will require ongoing patience and flexibility," officials wrote. "We will continue to carefully move forward to provide a safe and effective return to school, while keeping the health and safety of our students and staff in mind."
