F-M students test positive for COVID-19, schools remain open

Wellwood and F-M High School students test positive for COVID-19;
both schools remain open
On Thursday, Nov. 12, the Onondaga County Health Department notified the FayettevilleManlius Central School District that a F-M High School student and a Wellwood Middle
School student each tested positive for COVID-19.
The F-M High School student was last in school Nov. 5. Contact tracing identified 20
students who must quarantine as they were contacts of the student who tested positive. At
this time, the high school is remaining open for in-person instruction.
The Wellwood Middle School student, who is part of hybrid cohort A, was last in school on
Monday, Nov. 9. Contact tracing is still underway at this time, and Wellwood can remain
open for in-person instruction.
The students who tested positive—and the students that the county placed in quarantine—
will not return to school until they meet the protocols set by the New York State Department
of Health.
If you are not contacted by the county but would like to be tested out of an abundance of
caution, please visit the New York State COVID-19 web page to find a testing location near
you or talk with your healthcare provider.
Please understand that due to privacy laws we cannot provide any additional information
about the students who tested positive or those who may have been exposed.
The district continues to thoroughly clean and disinfect all buildings on campus and its buses
in accordance with guidance from the state Department of Health and the U.S Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Information about F-M’s health and safety protocols related to COVID-19 can be found in
the district’s school reopening plan.