Oxford Area High School will be closed on Friday after it was confirmed that someone in the school community has a confirmed case of measles, according to the district’s superintendent. The closure comes as school district works to verify that all staff members have immunity against the disease.
Oxford Area High School will be closed for all students and staff on Friday, Oct. 9, following confirmation of a measles case connected to the campus community, the school district announced.
OXFORD, Pa (WPHL) -- A high school in Chester County closed on Friday, Oct. 9 because of a confirmed measles case. Now Oxford Area School District leaders are working to figure out who may have been exposed at Oxford Area High School.
OXFORD, Pa (WPHL) -- A high school in Chester County closed on Friday, Oct. 9 because of a confirmed measles case. Now Oxford Area School District leaders are working to figure out who may have been exposed at Oxford Area High School.
Oxford Area High School in Chester County is closed Friday because a measles case was confirmed in its school community. The school is confirming the immunity documentation of its staffers. Anyone who is unvaccinated against measles cannot return to school for 21 days.
OXFORD, Pa (WPHL) -- A high school in Chester County closed on Friday, Oct. 9 because of a confirmed measles case. Now Oxford Area School District leaders are working to figure out who may have been exposed at Oxford Area High School.
A confirmed measles case in the Oxford Area School District has prompted investigations by the Chester County Health Department. While no cases have been confirmed in Philadelphia, the virus continues to spread through the broader regional outbreak that began in Lancaster County earlier this year.
The high school was closed to students and staff Friday after a confirmed measles case prompted Chester County’s health department to direct the school to verify the vaccination status of employees.
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