Dear WCCS Community,
Greetings. I am writing to you with another Covid update.
We received word this week that one of our high school students has tested positive for Covid-19. This is our third HS student so far this school year and, as best as we can tell, is also the third student to have contracted the virus outside of school. As we have done with each case, we continue to follow CDC and SCDHEC guidelines for positive cases and close contacts, which means that the student who tested positive is home under isolation and a number of students (and one teacher) who were close contacts have been moved temporarily to remote learning. Given the timing of the potential exposure at WCCS and the updated quarantine recommendations from the CDC and SCDHEC (as referenced in my last message), it is possible that these students may return to face-to-face learning before exams next week. We will work with each individual case to support the student in meeting their academic responsibilities.
Please be assured 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.
As we have said repeatedly, this is a very fluid situation and things seem to change quickly. 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
