News Release October 4, 2020

On Saturday, October 3, school officials were informed that a student at Mary Persons High School has been diagnosed with Covid-19. Following normal, pre-established protocols school officials have worked to determine those students and staff who may have been in close contact with the student while at school. Additionally, the affected student is required to isolate at home.

Under Department of Public Health (DPH) guidelines, close contact includes being within six feet of the person with Covid-19 for 15 minutes or more.  Parents of students determined to have been in close contact with the affected student have been notified by school officials.  As a precaution, parents are being asked to quarantine those students at home for a specified period of time. Appropriate information from public health has been provided to the parents as guidance.

All during the pandemic, the Monroe County School District has continued to consider the health and well-being of its children and staff to be of the utmost importance. School officials continue to work in close contact with public health officials to ensure everyone's safety.

Superintendent Dr. Mike Hickman reiterated that school staff members and administrators have planned for and prepared well to handle these situations.  "We continue to closely follow the guidance of our local and regional public health officials," said Dr. Hickman. "Our first and primary goal is and always will be to maintain the safety and health of our students and our staff, along with their families."
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