COVID-19 at Two Bay Area Schools, Oct. 19

Two student cohorts within the Coos Bay School District have reportedly been exposed to COVID-19 after a family member tested positive for the virus. The cases were reported at both Madison and Sunset schools in the Empire District. School officials have placed ten First Grade students and ten Third Grade students in quarantine as a safety measure. Classrooms have been heavily sanitized, and the quarantined students will move to the Distance Learning Program.