Pearl student tests positive for COVID-19

STUDENTWHO DID TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID19.

THE DISTRICT SAYS IT HASISOLATED A COUPLEOF OTHER STUDENTS BUT THAT ISALL..

IT IS BUSINESS AS USUAL AT PEARLLOWERELEMENTARY ....AFTER A STUDENTTESTPOSITIVE FOR COVID 19.PARENTS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE ONECASEAMANDA BREWER/PEARL SCHOOLDISTRICT: WE NOTIFIED THE ENTIRECLASS BY LETTER AND THEN WEIDENTIFIED THE DIRECT CONTACTAND THEYGET A PHONE CALL AND THEN THEDIRECT CASE AND THE DIRECTCONTACTS ARE QUARANTINED FOR14 DAYS.THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ALAUNDRY LIST OFCOVID 19 PRECAUTIONS...INCLUDING TEMPERATURE CHECKS,HAND SANITIZERS ANCONSTANT CLEANING PROTOCOLS.

ONESTUDENT TESTED POSITIVE ..THEREWERE OTHERS PLACED INQUARANTINE.AMANDA BREWER/PEARL SCHOOLDISTRICT: THERE WERE 3 DIRECTCONTACTS.THE DISTRICT SAYS IT DOES NOTBELIEVE OTHER STUDENTS IN THATCHILD'S CLASS OR SCHOOL ARE ATRISK.SCOTT SIMMONS: WHY IS THATENTIRE CLASS NOT PUT IN SOMETYPEOF QUARANTINE?AMANDA BREWER/PEARLSCHOOL DISTRICT: WELL THEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS SAYINGTHE DIRECT CONTRACT IS IN 6 FEETFOR A PERIOD OF 15 MINUTES.

SOIF I AM SITTING HERE AND YOU ARENEXT TO ME YOU WILL BE A DIRECCONTACT.

BUT THE STUDENT ON THEOTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM IS NOT ADIRECT CONTACT.

THAT 14 DAY QUARANTINE PERIODSTARTED YESTERDAY.SCHOOL STARTED FOR THIS DISTRICTON THE 17TH.THIS IS THE FIRST STUDENT TOTESTPOSITIVE.

TWO STAFF MEMBERS, INSEPARATECASES AND SCHOOLS, HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

INPEARL SCOTT SIMMONS16 WAPT NEWS.

SCHOOL LEADERS REPORTED THREECA