MILLARD- A classroom of elementary students in the Millard Public Schools is in quarantine at home after a cluster of COVID-19 cases was identified this week in the class.

The classroom will be closed for seven days to prevent possible spread, a district official said.

The situation could be a model for how the school district and health officials handle future clusters in the new school year.

District officials requested the classroom quarantine after three students in the class at Montclair Elementary School tested positive, and transmission was suspected, a district spokeswoman said.

The school, located at 2405 South 138th St. in Omaha, has about 700 students and has a Montessori program.

Spokeswoman Rebecca Kleeman said one case in the Montclair classroom was verified Monday, and the parents of classmates were notified.

Late on Tuesday, school officials learned of the additional two positive cases, she said. At that point, district officials notified the classroom parents to keep their kids home on Wednesday, she said.

Two additional students are suspected of contracting the virus, which would make five in all if confirmed, Kleeman said.

Kleeman said the district is following the guidance of the Douglas County Health Department on quarantining.

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