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Coronavirus: Jericho Schools Close Amid False Alarm
School officials disproved a rumor that a student or staff member had coronavirus, but canceled school anyway out of caution.
JERICHO, NY — The Jericho School District is shut down through the end of the week, according to an announcement from school officials, over a now-disproven threat of a local having been infected by the coronavirus.
Wednesday afternoon, the letter said, "we received a credible, unconfirmed report that someone in the community had contracted the Coronavirus. We cancelled after school activities today as we met with various agencies and gathered facts."
Later, school officials determined that no student nor staff member had been infected.
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"However, in an abundance of caution, we decided to close the district on Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13," the letter said.
Out of district transportation is continuing through Thursday and Friday.
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"We thank you for your patience as we navigate through this with the various agencies - always having your child’s well being in mind," the letter said.
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