Jersey City Public Schools Have Seen 11 COVID Cases Since Start

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Jersey City Public Schools have reported 11 positive cases of COVID-19 in schools since the start of school on Sept. 9. According to Deputy Superintendent of Schools Norma Fernandez, the cases have involved students and staff.

While Fernandez did not go into detail as to which schools were affected, she told NJ.com on Tuesday that some schools affected included Schools 15, 28, 23 and the Anthony Infante Early Childhood Center.

"All the schools are open with in-person learning, and we have a few students identified as close contacts participating in remote instruction during their quarantine," Fernandez told Patch.

A letter from the district was sent to parents to alert them of the positive cases on Sunday night.

While responding to positive cases, the school district works with the JC Health Department, who works with the district nurse to determine the need for quarantine after conducting contact tracing as recommended by the New Jersey Department of Health and the NJ Department of Education.

"In the Jersey City Public Schools, we are implementing a layered approach to reduce the spread of the Covid virus," Fernandez said.

In each of his letters to parents, Jersey City Schools Superintendent Franklin Walker stresses the importance of vaccinations for students. Jersey City, like other schools in the state, requires masks to be worn in all school buildings, by students, faculty and staff.