EMMAUS, Pa. - Some Lehigh Valley high schools have announced they will close due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.Parkland High School sits on a sprawling campus in Allentown and serves students from its western neighborhoods and three townships.32,000 students attend, but not for the next few days.“They’ve closed for a week, is that an overreaction?” asked FOX 29’s Jeff Cole.“Oh no.
If I had a child there, I would not think it’s an overreaction,” Sandra Tapler stated.In a post to the school’s website, the superintendent reports four individuals in the building from late October to early in November have tested positive for COVID-19.