Marmora Public School in Hastings Prince Edward has been closed as the local health unit investigates a COVID-19 outbreak.
According to a letter to families sent out Wednesday, the junior kindergarten to Grade 8 school in the village 60 kilometres east of Peterborough will remain closed until Jan. 3, 2022. The school serves approximately 260 students in the region.
As of Thursday morning, all classes have moved to remote learning.
An outbreak at the school was initially declared on Dec. 6, but since then additional positive cases have been identified at the school with no known link. According to the Hastings Prince Edward COVID-19 dashboard, there are seven cases associated with the school.
The health unit will be holding a pop-up testing clinic Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marmora Arena and Fairgrounds.
The clinics is meant to serve students and staff of the school, and any members of the community who feel they may have been exposed to or have symptoms of COVID-19.
The health unit asks that all students and staff be tested, even is asymptomatic. Booking ahead is not required.
Teachers will be reaching out to parents Thursday with more information about the transition.