More school districts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are reverting to virtual learning as students come back from winter break, citing rising COVID numbers.
Superintended James Earle wrote to parents over the weekend, saying there are numerous infections in the city linked to school employees.
“The city of Trenton is experiencing a drastic increase in infections over the last few weeks. On Monday, the health department reported that they recorded a .14% infection rate from a total of 700 individuals tested in Trenton and on Wednesday of this week, approximately 146 out of 500 individuals tested positive,” he wrote. “Health officials also indicated that many infections are “linked” to staff and students within Trenton Public Schools.
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