New Lebanon elementary school closed today, Wednesday due to COVID-19

“In our message to parents, we did note that we are continuing to monitor the circumstances at Dixie Elementary School and that an extension of the closure is possible,” he said.

According to the district’s COVID-19 information dashboard, last week Dixie Elementary had two current coronavirus cases in students and three positive cases among staff. Seven students were listed as quarantined.

In total, the district reported nine students COVID-19 cases among Dixie elementary, middle and high schools last week, with 39 students quarantined. There are four positive cases among staff at all three schools

We have reached out to the school for clarification on the closure and will update this story when we receive more information.