50 Holliston Middle School Students Stay Remote After Virus Case

HOLLISTON, MA — While most students at Robert Adams Middle School will continue hybrid classes as usual this week, 50 students will be kept home for remote learning after a school employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Scott Moles, the town’s public health director, told the Daily News that the students were in remote learning because there wasn't enough staff to cover the classrooms while a small group of staff who were in close contact with the unnamed positive person get tested.

Only one student was reported in close contact with the staff member and was instructed to quarantine along with any other staff members in close contact.

The district emailed parents on Sunday notifying them about the positive case and switched classes from hybrid to remote for Monday and Tuesday.

While the 50 students remain remote, the rest of the Robert Adams Middle school students will attend hybrid classes for the remainder of the week, the Daily News reported.