The Indiana Area School District has announced that a second positive case of Covid-19 was reported at Ben Franklin Elementary School.
District Superintendent Michael Vuckovich announced on the district website that an employee at the school tested positive, and that case will count towards the rolling 14-day count. Ben Franklin will remain open at this time.
This came after the announcement of a sixth positive case of Covid-19 at the Indiana Senior High School. That sixth case was a student case, and contact tracing is underway. Some of the students identified as close contacts had already been placed in quarantine when they became ill, so no additional students or staff were affected. Vuckovich announced that according to the health and safety plan, the high school could have been closed for up to two weeks, but after discussing the situation at length with the PA Health Department, high school administration and school health officials, the decision was made to keep the High School open. Vuckovich said the reasons why are:
- Five of the six active cases are connected to the same event, and all other students associated with that event are already in quarantine and have not been in the school since March 1st.
- The most recent case was not in school or at any school-related event during their contagious period due to the quarantining protocols.
The district will continue to closely monitor the situation and they will do everything they can to remain open while keeping everyone’s safety at the forefront.
There are no active cases reported in the three other elementary schools or the Junior High. Indiana Area School District is the only district reporting any active Covid-19 cases today.
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