ROCK SPRINGS — Sweetwater County School District (SCSD) No. 1 has been notified of multiple positive COVID-19 Coronavirus results of staff and students since Saturday, though so far, the exposures have not been deemed to be at school.
Since Saturday, 53 staff are out either due to testing, quarantine orders, or positive results, and the student count is significantly higher. Most staff and students are out at this time due to quarantine orders.
With the significant increase in positive COVID-19 cases within the community, the SCSD No. 1 school nurses are working directly with Public Health to deliver quarantine papers to any students or staff that are identified as close contacts in contact tracing, and Public Health will be contacting the positive cases. The positive case count within the community has increased to a point that it is getting hard to keep up with notifying individuals quickly.
“Thank you for your patience as the District works with Public Health to notify everyone appropriately and in a timely manner,” Superintendent Kelly McGovern said.
We would also like to notify individuals that anyone that is symptomatic will not be allowed in the schools until they are completely symptom free.
-Kelly McGovern, SCSD No. 1 Superintendent
“We know this may seem like a steep step to take, but we need to continue keeping students and staff safe. Thank you for keeping your student home if they are sick or displaying symptoms,” McGovern added.
SCSD No. 1 will get more specific information out as soon as they are able to.
“Please help the District keep our schools open for in-person learning and staying at tier 1. By everyone giving a little and taking precautionary measures, together we can achieve so much,” McGovern said.
