Classes canceled at Tacoma elementary after staff member tests positive for coronavirus
Mary Lyon Elementary in Tacoma will be closed Monday and Tuesday after a staff member tested presumptive positive for COVID-19.
Tacoma Public Schools Superintendent Carla Santorno was notified by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department of the case Saturday afternoon.
“After consultation with the Health Department, Superintendent Santorno is following the Director of Health Dr. Anthony Chen’s recommendation to close Lyon for two to five days to allow time for the Health Department to identify people on campus who may have an exposure risk,” the district said in a statement on its website.
There will be no classes or before or after school activities on Monday and Tuesday at Mary Lyon only. All other Tacoma schools will be under regular operations.
The district also will use the closure time to clean the school.
This story was originally published March 7, 2020 at 8:30 PM.
