Separate COVID-19 cases identified at two Rochester elementary schools

Individual COVID cases were identified at both Maple Street Magnet and Nancy Loud school. (Courtesy photos)

ROCHESTER - Superintendent Kyle Repucci has announced that Rochester Public Schools were informed today of a positive case of COVID-19 at both the Nancy Loud Elementary School and the Maple Street Magnet School.

The two individuals participating in the targeted, in-person learning at the schools tested positive for the coronavirus and are self-quarantining in accordance with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol.

The individuals will be able to return to school in approximately two weeks, as long as they have been cleared by DHHS to do so. Under state and federal privacy laws, no further information is available about the individual.

At this time, all remaining students and staff members at the schools will be able to follow their normal, targeted learning schedules.

Though the majority of Rochester students transitioned to fully remote learning earlier this month, the district provided an opportunity for some students - including those with multiple education services, who have intensive adult support or whose educational plans cannot be met outside of the school setting - to receive remote instruction or services at a school if needed.

All students currently participating in fully remote learning, which will last until Tuesday, Jan. 19, will continue to do so.

For anyone who does not receive a call, this means you have not been identified as a close contact and you are not required to quarantine.

For those already quarantined, they remain in quarantine for 14 days, even if their test is negative. This is due to the fact that symptoms can present up to two weeks after exposure.