SACO, Maine — Starting Tuesday, Nov. 10, due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Thornton Academy, students will go to distance learning until November 30, Headmaster Rene Menard said in a letter Monday.
The Maine CDC defines an outbreak as three or more cases of COVID-19 within a 14-day period that are epidemiologically linked. Thornton Academy is currently aware of three cases.
Menard said school nursing staff and the CDC have begun a preliminary investigation. All close contacts have been notified, and the school or CDC will notify other affected students if they are found to be possibly infected.
Check the letter below for daily distance learning schedules.
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