September 17, 2020
Republic School District Families and Employees,
Today's COVID19 impact includes three new cases: two RHS students and a Sweeny Elementary STRIPES 360 employee.
- The first RHS student was last on campus when contagious on September 3 and has not been at school since (the district just received news of this positive today).
- The second RHS student was last on campus when contagious September 15th.
- The Sweeny Elementary STRIPES 360 employee was last at work when considered contagious September 11th. The employee was masked and asymptomatic during this time.
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.
