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Elementary school closed over virus concerns

Published 8:34 am Friday, March 13, 2020

By Michael S. Lockett Juneau Empire

Sayeik: Gastineau Community School was closed Friday, March 13, over COVID-19 concerns after a student was tested for “multiple viruses,” according to the Juneau School District and City and Borough of Juneau.(Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
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Sayeik: Gastineau Community School was closed Friday, March 13, over COVID-19 concerns after a student was tested for “multiple viruses,” according to the Juneau School District and City and Borough of Juneau.(Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Sayeik: Gastineau Community School was closed Friday, March 13, over COVID-19 concerns after a student was tested for “multiple viruses,” according to the Juneau School District and City and Borough of Juneau.(Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Sayeik: Gastineau Community School was closed Friday, March 13, over COVID-19 concerns after a student was tested for “multiple viruses,” according to the Juneau School District and City and Borough of Juneau.(Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Sayeik Gastineau Community School was closed Friday because of coronavirus concerns after a student was tested for multiple viruses.

The results of the tests have not yet been released, but the school was closed as a precaution, City and Borough of Juneau said in a release. All after-school activities and meetings at Sayeik Gastineau have been canceled.

The district announced the news Thursday evening.

This is an evolving story, and more information will be made available as it comes in.

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