Monrovia School Cleaned After Parent Exposed To Coronavirus

MONROVIA, CA — Clifton Middle School in Monrovia is open Thursday morning after crews deep cleaned the school overnight following the news that a parent came in contact with someone exposed to the new coronavirus.

The parent has a student who attends the middle school, but the Monrovia Unified School District said in a statement neither the parent or their children have shown signs of any coronavirus symptoms. The parent and student placed themselves in self-isolation for 14 days, but it was unclear when the self-isolation began.

The school was cleaned on Wednesday and was scheduled to be open Thursday.

The parent works in the health industry and had been in contact with someone who was exposed to the virus, according to broadcast reports.

"In speaking directly with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, no risk is posed when no symptoms are present," the statement from superintendent Katherine Thorossian said.

Clifton Middle School is at 226 S. Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016.

City News Service contributed to this post