Bethlehem closes Freedom High School as precaution as COVID cases rise
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Faced with a spike in coronavirus cases, Freedom High School will pivot to virtual learning on Friday.
About 10 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in recent days at Freedom, although none of the cases are related, so it doesn’t appear to be connected to the virus spreading in school, Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Roy said in a video update.
“It’s kind of a preemptive closure,” Roy said.
High school students are already scheduled to take the state Keystone Exams next week, resulting in a modified schedule with students learning remotely Monday and Tuesday, he said. A limited number of students will be in the buildings the rest of the week for Keystone testing.