More Long Island schools are dealing with COVID-19
cases as the school year continues.
Smithtown
Central School District shared in a letter home to parents that a student from
Smithtown High School West tested positive for the virus.
In the letter, the superintendent says the student
was last in the building on Sept. 11. They say an investigation has begun and
contact tracing has been initiated by the Suffolk Department of Health.
Meanwhile, Harborfields High School has shifted to
fully remote instruction today and tomorrow. The move comes after the district
says a Harborfields High School student has tested positive for COVID-19. In a
letter home to parents, the district says the Suffolk Department of Health has
initiated contact tracing.
News
12 has also learned of a COVID-19 case in the Islip District. News 12 has been
told a student at Sherwood Elementary School has tested positive. That student
was last in the building last Tuesday. The children in that class and those who
rode the bus with the child will now quarantine until Sept. 30. The health
department has been notified.