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Manheim Township High School will shift to remote instruction for the rest of this week after an uptick in cases of COVID-19, the school announced.
The schoolâs campus will be closed Thursday and Friday, requiring teachers and students to switch to remote instruction for both days, the school said in a statement.
âWe recognize the challenge(s) of transitions during the school year and the need for our staff, students, and school community to be flexible and understanding during this time period,â the school said.
Advanced Placement testing scheduled for Thursday and Friday will still be held at their scheduled times, but will take place at Landis Run Intermediate School, the school said. Details for staff and students involved in the testing will be sent to them.
Three schools in the Manheim Township School District will close temporarily due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases, school district spokeswoman Marcie Brody said Monday.
Manheim Township High School and Landis Run Intermediate School will shift to remote instruction Tuesday and Wednesday, and Nitrauer Elementary School will shift online Tuesday only, Brody said.
The moves came after each school met its case threshold determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to close a school building for cleaning.
According to COVID-19 data published daily on the school district s website, the high school has four active and two probable cases, the intermediate school has five active and one probable case, and Nitrauer has one active and one probable case.