LEWISTON — Students at Lewiston Middle School and Montello Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Superintendent Jake Langlais.
He said test results for the two siblings came in Sunday.
“Due to various factors,” middle school instruction was to be fully remote Monday and Tuesday, he said. The Christmas break begins Wednesday and ends Jan. 4.
A small group of sixth-grade students at Montello (one class) was also to study remotely Monday and Tuesday.
Principals or other school staff members will contact families and staff members who have been preliminarily identified as close contacts, Langlais said.
“Until we receive confirmation from the Maine Center for Disease Control, we are taking these steps out of an abundance of caution,” he said.
He said Monday afternoon there were no new developments.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Lewiston Public Schools since Sept. 14 was 28 students and 21 staff members, according to the district’s website Monday. The district has more than 5,000 students and almost 800 educators.
Classes for three schools — Lewiston Middle School, Connors Elementary School and McMahon Elementary School — are fully remote until after the winter break. Connors and McMahon are considered outbreak sites because each has had three or more cases of COVID-19 within 14 days.
Lewiston High and Middle schools were closed for two weeks because of outbreaks in November. Students received remote instruction during that time.
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