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REPORTER: GOOD EVENING. THE CONCERN, AND IT IS JUST A CONCERN AT THIS POINT, IS THAT THE PARENT MIGHT HAVE PASSED THE VIRUS TO HIS OR HER CHILDREN. WHO MIGHT THEN HAVE BROUGHT IT HERE TO SCHOOL. STUDENTS AT WELLESLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SAY THEY WERE IN THEIR FOURTH PERIOD CLASSE WHEN TEACHERS GOT AN EMAIL SAYING SCHOOL WAS ABOUT TO CLOSE. >> MY TEACHER DIDN’T TELL US WHAT WAS HAPPENING, JUST THAT WE HAD TO LEAVE. REPORTER: WITH LESS THAN A HALF-HOUR NOTICE, PARENTS WERE TOLD THAT NOT ONLY THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BUT ALSO UPHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WERE BOTH SHUTTING DOWN. >> NOT TOO MUCH NOTICE, BUT THAT IS OK I THINK. REPORTER: WELLESLEY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY FOUND OUT JUST THIS MORNING THAT A PARENT OF STUDENTS IN THOSE TWO SCHOOLS HAS BECOME INFECTED WITH COVID-19. >> THIS CASE IN PARTICULAR IS LINKED TO THE RECENT BIOGEN EVENT. THE INDIVIDUAL IS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMPANY IS HAVING CLOSE CONTACT WITH A PERSON WHO BECAME ILL AFTER THAT MEETING. REPORTER: THE WELLESLEY PARENT AND HIS OR HER CHILDREN ARE NOW QUARANTINED AT HOME. THE CHILDREN ARE SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SYMPTOMS. MEANWHILE, CREWS ARE GOING THROUGH THE SCHOOLS, CLEANING AND SANITIZING THEM IN TIME FOR CLASSES TO RESUME ON MONDAY. >> WE’RE WORKING WITH STATE OFFICIALS TO TRACE ANYONE WHO’S BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THESE PRESUMPTIVE CASES. REPORTER: AT THIS POINT, THE STUDENTS ARE SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS, BUT THEY ARE BEING QUARANTINED WITH TH

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Children are being dismissed early Friday from two Wellesley schools after district officials said they were informed about a parent who tested positive for COVID-19. "This individual is a parent of children who attend the Upham Elementary School and Wellesley Middle School," the district said. According to Wellesley officials, the parent attended a recent conference in Boston where several other individuals were also exposed to the virus. Officials emphasized that children are not showing symptoms. Students will be dismissed from both of those schools at 11:45 a.m. and the facilities will be cleaned, officials said. "Out of an abundance of caution, we have made the proactive decision to release students early at Upham and WMS in order to fully clean and sanitize both buildings." Full statement from Wellesley Public Schools:Dear Upham and Wellesley Middle School Parents,We learned a short while ago that a Wellesley resident has tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus.) This individual is a parent of children who attend the Upham Elementary School and Wellesley Middle School. It’s important to know that these children are showing no symptoms and are healthy. Out of an abundance of caution, we have made the proactive decision to release students early at Upham and WMS in order to fully clean and sanitize both buildings. With this in mind, we will begin the dismissal process at 11:45AM. We are working with our METCO Office on afternoon plans for our Boston resident students, and these details will be communicated directly to these families. We are also working closely with the Wellesley Health Department and other Town officials and will be providing additional updates.