FRYEBURG —  Fryeburg Academy has confirmed a student on the Fryeburg Academy campus has tested positive for Covid-19.

The affected individual has been isolated. Immediate family members and all identified close contacts have been called and directed to quarantine, monitor for Covid-19 symptoms, and work with their healthcare provider to get tested as directed by the Maine CDC and the Maine Department of Education.

In accordance with the school’s response measures, classes will be held remotely tomorrow,  Tuesday, Dec. 15. Campus closure and remote instruction will last for a minimum of one day and may continue beyond that time. Administrators will continue to work with the Maine CDC to conduct a thorough evaluation of the potential exposure and assist with contact tracing. The Academy’s school nurse, Sarah Sartory, and its administration are in ongoing communication and cooperation with the school’s appointed Maine CDC epidemiologist and will continue to follow their guidance.

In its campus operations, Fryeburg Academy will follow the Department of Education and Maine CDC's policies and procedures.  Social distancing protocols, masking, and disinfecting measures remain in place. Additionally, deep cleaning will occur during the campus closure. 

“As ever, we are committed to communicating as fully as possible with our community and the public while also observing privacy expectations, though we are not permitted to share the identities of those who have contracted this illness,” said Head of School Erin P. Mayo.  “The Academy continues to proceed with all due caution and we remain committed to our students’ education despite these difficult circumstances.”