Administrators in Southmoreland School District quarantining for covid-19

Some administrators in the Southmoreland School District are self-quarantining after being exposed to covid-19 — before the school year has even begun.

An administrator in the district recently tested positive for the coronavirus, the superintendent confirmed to the Tribune-Review. That person has stopped visiting buildings and grounds.

“In order to protect privacy, the district cannot identify the person or supply information which would cause the person to be identified,” Superintendent Vincent Mascia said in a written statement.

It is unclear how many staff members may have come in contact with the infected individual. Mascia said all involved persons have been notified, and members of the administrative staff that were in close proximity are in quarantine.

Southmoreland students are scheduled to return to school buildings Sept. 8 using an “A/B model” in which students are divided into two groups that alternate between distance and in-person instruction. In service days began for teachers Aug. 24.