September 13, 2020


Republic School District Families and Employees,

Throughout this weekend we've been notified of three new positive COVID19 cases in our district. The first is a STRIPES 360 employee, and the other two are RHS students. Please join us in wishing them a quick and easy recovery.

The STRIPES 360 employee was never on campus when contagious so no students or employees were placed on quarantine. The first RHS student was on campus and considered contagious the first three hours of the day on September 8. The second RHS student was on campus and considered contagious for partial days on September 8 and 9. 

At the direction of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department all students and employees who were exposed to the individuals who tested positive for COVID19 have been individually contacted by phone call. Those needing to self-isolate and quarantine to help stop the spread have been directed to do so. If you did not receive an individual phone call about these situations, no action is needed. District sanitation practices were immediately implemented as well.

As a reminder, exposure notifications will be distributed each evening (and at the completion of the weekend) that there is a positive case in our district. Also, we want to take this opportunity to remind our patrons about the rules we are required to follow per the CDC and Springfield-Greene County Health Department in regards to isolation and quarantine situations using the graphic below. In addition, details and example scenarios can be found on the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html.
Information in regards to the district's response to COVID19 (including a weekly case tracker) can be found at https://www.republicschools.org/healthupdates. Thank you for your support and flexibility as we navigate this time.


Josey McPhail
Director of Communications
Republic School District