"5 L.I. SCHOOLS CLOSE; Scarlet Fever Outbreak Hits Connetquot District". The New York Times. January 18, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2009.("At outbreak of scarlet fever resulted today in a decision to close all schools in the Connetquot School District for a week, starting tomorrow. The enforced vacation for the 2,538 pupils in the new central district...").