Dear WCCS Community,
Greetings and HAPPY SATURDAY. I am writing to you again today with another Covid update.
As I shared with you on Thursday of last week, we had a number of high school students out last week as close contacts with a student who received a positive test this past Tuesday. As expected, when those students sought out Covid tests yesterday to be able to return to school on Monday, most were negative. However, two of them did come back positive. In addition, we have one high school teacher who received a negative test but has been instructed by a doctor to isolate for the next week due to Covid symptoms. As of the writing of this email, each of these current and potential cases have come from the high school only.
This next week is scheduled to be the last week before Christmas break and, in high school, this means a regular school day on Monday, exams Tuesday through Thursday, and make-up or doubled-up exams on Friday. Given the number of students and teachers out for some or all of this last week coupled with the potential for more cases, we have decided to delay HIGH SCHOOL exams until after Christmas break. And, given this change, our HIGH SCHOOL classes will move to temporary remote learning for this upcoming week. High school families will receive an email very soon from Dr. Furrow with all of the details for this last week before Christmas break as well as plans for semester exams.
As of the writing of this email, there is no reason to alter our plans for this next week for Early Childhood, Elementary School, or Middle School, as there are no current cases in those schools. Unless your family has been personally notified by the school as a potential exposure, there is no need to have siblings of high school students stay home this week. Please be reminded that we will personally contact every student and parent who may be a close contact and will work with each family to be sure we are doing all that we can to care best for the entire community.
I would ask that you join me in praying specifically for a quick return to health for those who are sick (and not just Covid) and for negative Covid tests for those in quarantine.
Thank you ahead of time for your continued support as we seek to care well for the students, faculty, staff, and entire WCCS community.
Loving God and Others,
Scott Dillon
