A representative from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention met with school superintendents from across the state Friday to discuss the coronavirus.The meeting was part of the Maine School Superintendents Association's annual March conference. MSSA added the 45-minute session to the Friday meeting so superintendents could connect with staff from the Department of Education and the Maine CDC to discuss coronavirus preparations and guidelines.The superintendents went over protocols that include monitoring students and staff, cleaning facilities and educating everyone on good hygiene measures."Every school has an emergency operations plan. It should include a pandemic. What do we do if we have a massive flu outbreak? What do we do if we have a massive illness in our schools? So, our schools are really pretty well prepared," Maine Department of Education Director of Communications Kelli Deveaux said. There are currently no confirmed cases in Maine, but several samples have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. Those results are pending.

A representative from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention met with school superintendents from across the state Friday to discuss the coronavirus.

The meeting was part of the Maine School Superintendents Association's annual March conference. MSSA added the 45-minute session to the Friday meeting so superintendents could connect with staff from the Department of Education and the Maine CDC to discuss coronavirus preparations and guidelines.


The superintendents went over protocols that include monitoring students and staff, cleaning facilities and educating everyone on good hygiene measures.

"Every school has an emergency operations plan. It should include a pandemic. What do we do if we have a massive flu outbreak? What do we do if we have a massive illness in our schools? So, our schools are really pretty well prepared," Maine Department of Education Director of Communications Kelli Deveaux said.

There are currently no confirmed cases in Maine, but several samples have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing. Those results are pending.

