Editor’s note: This statement was issued by Superintendent Cheryl Champ of the Pelham Union Free School District.

This afternoon Governor Cuomo announced that schools are being closed within 1-mile of the epicenter of the New Rochelle COVID-19 outbreak. Please know that we have been informed by local officials that the Pelham Public Schools does not fall within the containment area set by Governor Cuomo and we have not been instructed to close.

We are continuing to monitor information as it becomes available and expect to send a further update later today.