Pittsburgh Chabad Yeshiva Goes Remote Amid COVID Cluster
A COVID-19 outbreak has prompted Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh to switch to online learning, and several Pittsburgh-area synagogues with ties to the school either canceled or scaled back their in-person celebrations of the holiday of Purim as an additional precaution.
Dr. Marc Oster, president of Yeshiva Schools, estimated that about 45 to 50 students, staff members and their family members have tested positive. “Thankfully, all of them have had mild illness,” he said, with many people asymptomatic.
The Yeshiva Schools, which has separate boys and girls schools in Squirrel Hill, has been open for in-person learning for most of the academic year. Dr. Oster said the schools have requirements for masking, physical distancing and daily questionnaires of all students and staff to determine any exposures to COVID, travel and participation in large gatherings. He said these protocols have been effective for much of the school year, but the current outbreak apparently began in the residential area for out-of-town students in the boys high school.
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