THE ATTORNEY WORKS.

THE TEST RESULTS ARE PENDING.

LIVE IN NEW ROCHELLE, HAZEL

SANCHEZ, CBS 2 NEWS.

AND WE'RE LEARNING MORE

ABOUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLTEACHER

WHO'S UNDER SELF-QUARANTINE.

THIS AS MAYOR DE BLASIO

ANNOUNCES NEW CLEANING

PRIORITIES FOR SCHOOLS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

TELLS US THIS TEACHER FOLLOWED

PROTOCOL AND DID NOT COME TO

SCHOOL ONCE SHE DEVELOPED

SYMPTOMS, BUT THAT WAS AFTER

THE TEACHER REPORTEDLY SPENT

DAYS IN THE CLASSROOM WITH HER

STUDENTS AFTER RETURNING FROM

WINTER VACATION.

RIGHT NOW THE MOST

IMPORTANT THING IS THAT

TEACHER IS NOT IN CONTACT WITH

STUDENTS AND WON'T BE IN

CONTACT WITH STUDENTS UNTIL

IT'S SAFE TO BE SO.

MAYOR DE BLASIO SAYS THE

NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TEACHER, WHO REPORTEDLY SPENT

FEBRUARY BREAK IN ITALY, IS

NOW UNDER SELF-QUARANTINE

AFTER EXPERIENCING POSSIBLE

CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS.

WE'LL LOOK AT THAT

SITUATION AND SEE IF THERE'S

ANY OTHER FOLLOW UP THAT WE

NEED TO DO IN THAT SCHOOL.

REPORTER: SO-CALLED DISEASE

DETECTIVES ARE TRACING HER

CLOSE CONTACTS AT THE SCHOOL,

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

TELLS CBS 2, AND IF HER TEST

COMES BACK POSITIVE, HER

ENTIRE CLASS WILL BE TESTED.

MEANWHILE THIS AFTERNOON, THEY

URGE THOSE THAT HAVE TRAVELED

TO AN INFECTED AREA AND HAVE

SYMPTOMS TO GET IMMEDIATE

MEDICAL ATTENTION.

I THINK WE ALL AGREE THAT

CLOSES SCHOOLS IS THE LAST

OPTION.

REPORTER: THE SCHOOL'S

CHANCELLOR SAYS THEY'RE TRYING

TO PREVENT SUCH DRASTIC

MEASURES AS THE THREAT OF

CORONAVIRUS LOOMS CLOSER.

THE CDC APPROVED CLEANING

SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN

ALL 1800 SCHOOLS.

DEEP CLEANING WILL BE REQUIRED

2 TIMES A WEEK.

REPORTER: IF A STUDENT HAS

RECENTLY RETURNED TO SCHOOL

FROM AN INFECTED AREA, THE

SCHOOL SAYS THE TEACHER SHOULD

MONITOR FOR SYMPTOMS, AND IF

THEY LIKE ILL, IMMEDIATELY

TAKE THEM TO THE PRINCIPAL OR

NURSE.

ASK THE STUDENT TO WEAR A

MASK, ONLY FOR PROTECTIVE

PURPOSES.

WE WILL CALL A PARENT AND A

GUARDIAN TO COME AND PICK UP

THE STUDENT, AND THEN THE

INSTRUCTION IS FOR THE PARENT

AND GUARDIAN TO GET MEDICAL

CARE.

REPORTER: BUT THEY'RE STILL

WORKING ON PROTOCOL FOR ANY

TEACHERS THAT RECENTLY

RETURNED FROM ABROAD.

THERE'S ISSUES THAT HAVE TO

BE WORKED THROUGH, INCLUDING

CONTRACT ISSUES.

WE WILL ISSUE GUIDANCE LATER

TODAY TO ALL SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

THE CITY HASN'T SPECIFIED

IN WHICH SCHOOLS THE TEACHERS

WORKED.

THE MAYOR ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT