Norwin reports 52 covid cases since Thanksgiving
The post-Thanksgiving spike in coronavirus cases continues in the Norwin School District, with the district reporting Monday there are 16 more cases, raising the total to 52 cases among students and staff since the Thanksgiving holiday.
Norwin has had 136 cases among students and staff since school began on Aug. 31, according to the district’s covid-19 tracker.
The school district said Monday it received notification that one district employee, two staff members from Hillcrest Intermediate and one staff member from both the high school and middle school tested positive for the virus. Four high schools students have been infected with the virus, one Norwin Online Academy student, two Hahntown Elementary students and one Stewartsville Elementary student.
Those who need to quarantine are those who have been or will be personally contacted by the health department, a school nurse, or a Norwin administrator.
With the rise in cases among students and staff, Norwin announced last week that high school and middle school students will receive instruction in a virtual mode for the remainder of the month. Elementary and intermediate school students will remain in a hybrid model, until the holiday vacation begins Dec. 22.
Superintendent Jeff Taylor has not announced when he would decide on what instruction model would be implemented in January.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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