Schools
All Council Rock Schools Are Closed Friday
Sol Feinstone closed today after a symptomatic person who may have been exposed to coronavirus was at the school, officials said.
UPDATE: All Council Rock schools are closed Friday, March 13.
UPPER MAKEFIELD, PA — Sol Feinstone Elementary School in the Council Rock School District closed early Thursday after officials learned a person who was recently at the school may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.
"We have been informed by the Bucks County Health Department that they are evaluating a symptomatic person who may have been exposed to COVID-19, and who was present at Sol Feinstone Elementary School," the Council Rock School District announced.
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"As a precaution, the Bucks County Health Department has requested the person be tested for COVID-19 and quarantine themselves at home until results are received," the announcement said.
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Students at Sol Feinstone Elementary were dismissed early and the school will be thoroughly disinfected, officials said.
So far, there have been two cases of coronavirus in Bucks County and 21 in Pennsylvania.
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