PENDLETON — Umatilla County Public Health confirmed that the Pendleton High School boys soccer and dance teams were exposed to COVID-19.

In a Thursday, March 4, email, Pendleton School District Superintendent Chris Fritsch said the exposure will affect 40 students and five staff members as the teams quarantine until March 15.

Fritsch wrote that quarantine will cause the soccer team to miss four games, while he was unsure about how the dance team’s activities will be affected.

Fritsch reiterated that students in middle and high school will still reopen for in-person instruction on March 29, and reminded parents and students to continue to follow the standard COVID-19 precautions.