3 schools closed to in-class learning this week due to COVID-19 concerns

Three local schools are closed to in-class learning for the remainder of the week due to positive COVID-19 cases.

Colony High School, Colony Middle School and Pioneer Peak Elementary will be closed through Friday, according to an update provided by the Mat-Su Borough School District Tuesday.

District officials said 20 new cases have been reported since the last update in which the individual was infectious while in school. Seven of those cases were reported at Pioneer Peak Elementary. There were five cases at Colony High. There were also two cases at Colony Middle, Finger Lake Elementary and Pamer High, and one at Mat-Su Career and Technical High School and Larson Elementary.

In the last 14 days, there have been 76 total cases reported in the district. Of that total, 17 are at Pioneer Peak.

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