Two students, two staff members test positive for COVID-19; all schools remain open

Enders Road information updated Nov. 17.

On Sunday, Nov. 15, the Onondaga County Health Department notified the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District that four individuals within the school community have tested positive for COVID-19.

The positive cases include an Enders Road Elementary School student, an Eagle Hill Middle School staff member, a Fayetteville-Manlius High School student and a Mott Road Elementary School staff member.

  • The Enders Road hybrid cohort B student was last in school on Thursday, Nov. 12. Contact tracing determined that nine students and one staff member must quarantine. The school is able to remain open for in-person instruction.
  • The Eagle Hill staff member was last in school on Thursday, Nov. 12. Contact tracing resulted in one additional staff member and 19 students from cohort A as well as 9 students from cohort B being placed into quarantine. Eagle Hill will remain open for in-person instruction.
  • The F-M High School hybrid cohort B student was last in school on Friday, Nov. 6. Contact tracing determined there was no exposure at school and it can remain open for in-person instruction.
  • The Mott Road staff member, who was already in a quarantine when they tested positive for the virus, was last in school on Friday, Oct. 23. Contact tracing determined there was no exposure at school and it can remain open for in-person instruction.

If you are not contacted by the county but would like to be tested out of an abundance of caution, please visit the New York State COVID-19 web page to find a testing location near you or talk with your healthcare provider.

Please understand that due to privacy laws we cannot provide any additional information about the individuals who tested positive.  The students and staff members who tested positive will not return to school until they meet the protocols set by the New York State Department of Health. 

The district continues to thoroughly clean and disinfect all buildings on campus and its buses in accordance with guidance from the state Department of Health and the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Information about F-M’s health and safety protocols related to COVID-19 can be found in the district’s school reopening plan.