Pittsburgh diocese provides school coronavirus updates, St. Louise de Marillac to close temporarily

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh provided an update on coronavirus-related developments at several schools Friday, including the closure of St. Louise De Marillac Catholic School in Upper Saint Clair.

The diocese previously reported that students in an eighth-grade homeroom had been sent home and St. Louise De Marillac’s football program had been temporarily suspended after two people at the school tested positive.

Now the entire school will be closed and students will learn online until Nov. 2 because of a third positive test, according to the diocese.

Changes at other schools:

• A first-grade class at Butler Catholic Elementary School will participate in virtual learning after “a person associated with the class” tested positive for coronavirus, according to the diocese.

• The girl’s soccer team at St. James School in Sewickley is temporarily shut down and members of the team will quarantine. The team was exposed to someone with a positive test, according to the diocese.

• The boy’s soccer program at North Catholic High School will be back to school Monday and allowed to resume practices and matches, according to the diocese. The team previously had been in quarantine due to potential covid-19 exposure.

“These are the challenges we anticipated and prepared for all summer long,” said Michelle Peduto, director of Catholic schools for the diocese. “Our focus remains on the safety of our school families.