Leechburg Area Junior/Senior High School reports another covid case, seventh this week

Leechburg Area Junior/Senior High School reported an additional positive coronavirus test Friday — the district’s seventh at the secondary level this week, according to Superintendent Tiffany Nix.

Nix said that’s more than the school has seen all school year.

The most recent positive test was a student who was most recently in school March 9.

The district has completed contract tracing and those in close contact with the student have been contacted, Nix said.

Despite the new test, in-person classes are set to resume Tuesday. Monday was a previously-scheduled in-service day.

Classes at Leechburg Area Junior/Senior High School were taught online Thursday and Friday after several cases of covid-19 were reported. All extracurricular activities were also cancelled for those days.

Earlier this week, Nix released a letter to parents saying three secondary students and an elementary teacher tested positive for the coronavirus. Three displayed symptoms. All four were last at school Tuesday, March 9.

At a school board meeting Wednesday night, Nix said all of the cases were contracted outside of schools.

Nix said parents should notify her if their children are sick or test positive for the virus.