Students and staff at two Bergen County elementary schools in neighboring towns were told to self-quarantine late Monday after someone in their schools tested positive for coronavirus.

The two schools are George Washington School in Edgewater and Anna C. Scott School in Leonia.

Students and staff at George Washington were told to remain at their homes through March 29 after a staffer came back with a positive diagnosis, according to Mayor Michael McPartland and Superintendent Kerry Postma.

In addition, all students at Edgewater's Eleanor Van Gelder school students who ride Bus #2 in the morning or afternoon along with students who ride the "EVG Late Bus" due to participation in clubs, chorus or band were also told to self-quarantine.

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George Washington is a PreK through second-grade school and has about 500 students enrolled.

Edgewater schools extended its closure and will now reopen after spring break on April 13.

In Leonia, a staff member at Anna C. Scott School tested positive for coronavirus, according to a bulletin on the school district's website. Students and staff are asked to self-quarantine ​through March 28.

The school has about 700 students and serves PreK through fifth grade.

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Those under self-quarantine should remain in their homes and monitor themselves for any symptoms. If feeling unwell, they are told to contact their physician.

Edgewater and Leonia school systems have had a long relationship with one another. Edgewater students attend Leonia High School.

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