Another staff member within Yonkers Public Schools has
tested positive for COVID-19.
The latest case was reported Wednesday at
School 9.
This is the fourth case of COVID-19 within the Yonkers school
district this week with positive cases reported at
the Yonkers Early Childhood Academy, the Vive
School, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy.
District officials say in the case at School 9, the
infected staff member observed all workplace COVID-19 protocols. They also say
the person had very limited exposure to other staff.
According to district officials, they now
have had 10 positive cases among staffers. All students are still learning from
home.
But as school administrators point out,
it's important to remember that on a daily basis, approximately 4,000 employees
and contractors come into the schools. Yonkers is the fourth largest school
district in New York state.
School 9 will remain open and
the building was to be cleaned overnight with additional sanitizing done in the
areas where the staff member spent time.
Despite this week's positive COVID-19
cases, school officials tell News 12 the district is still on track to begin
hybrid learning on Oct. 5.
Like many parents, Hayley
Mills, of Yonkers, is trying to juggle her job at a preschool in the Bronx and
her two daughters’ current routines. She
says the positive cases are a concern.
"It's definitely a worry, I worry
too[about] going to work." Meanwhile Mills' daughters,
10-year-old Angilie
and 5-year-old Gabby, say they can't wait to get back to the classroom and have
very strong opinions about coronavirus. "I think this whole virus thing is
stupid!" says Gabby. "I think this virus is going to be
forever!" says
Angilie.