Williston public schools will remain closed Tuesday after it was discovered a staff member may have come in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19. GET THE LATEST: Download the MyNBC5 appBoth Allen Brook School and Williston Central School were originally closed Monday morning in "an abundance of caution" according to officials with the Champlain Valley School District.Superintendent Elaine Pinckney sent a note to parents that morning, saying a staff member had returned to Vermont after staying at an out-of-state hotel that housed multiple people who have since tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member is currently in self-quarantine at their home after displaying cold-like symptoms but does not have COVID-19, according to the school district. "The employee did exactly what they should do, which is contact their physician," said Meagan Roy, director of student support services. Precautions were taken Monday to sanitize both buildings, but the district hopes an extra day will allow a custodial team to clean more thoroughly. In a release sent to parents Monday afternoon, district officials said they have been working with the Agency of Education and Department of Health to determine the best time to re-open. "While we are doing everything we can to keep our school community safe, it is also true that it is important for our schools to be open and available to students and families," the release read. "Based on guidance form the AOE and DOH, it is clear to us that the best decision is to reopen the Williston schools on Wednesday, March 11."Schools with the Twin Valley Unified Union School District were also closed Monday — they are not included in the extension.

Williston public schools will remain closed Tuesday after it was discovered a staff member may have come in contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19.

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Both Allen Brook School and Williston Central School were originally closed Monday morning in "an abundance of caution" according to officials with the Champlain Valley School District.

Superintendent Elaine Pinckney sent a note to parents that morning, saying a staff member had returned to Vermont after staying at an out-of-state hotel that housed multiple people who have since tested positive for COVID-19.

The staff member is currently in self-quarantine at their home after displaying cold-like symptoms but does not have COVID-19, according to the school district.

"The employee did exactly what they should do, which is contact their physician," said Meagan Roy, director of student support services.

Precautions were taken Monday to sanitize both buildings, but the district hopes an extra day will allow a custodial team to clean more thoroughly.

In a release sent to parents Monday afternoon, district officials said they have been working with the Agency of Education and Department of Health to determine the best time to re-open.

"While we are doing everything we can to keep our school community safe, it is also true that it is important for our schools to be open and available to students and families," the release read. "Based on guidance form the AOE and DOH, it is clear to us that the best decision is to reopen the Williston schools on Wednesday, March 11."

Schools with the Twin Valley Unified Union School District were also closed Monday — they are not included in the extension.