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New Albany - Plain Local Schools 10.6.20
Franklin County Public Health - Today’s Health Officials Update
Superintendents from Franklin County Public School Districts participate in a weekly discussion with health officials. Today’s health update included the following summary information:
Positive cases continue to decline overall in Franklin County
Positive case counts in Columbus decreased by 8% in last week
Positivity rate for Franklin County is 4.4%
Franklin County averaging 35-40 new cases per week which has been consistent for last 6-8 weeks
Continued mitigation strategies critical; need everyone to wear masks, practice social distancing, and wash/sanitize hands
For our school district specifically:
COVID-19 Reporting Hotline (for ALL Students): 614-413-7111
COVID-19 Reporting Information and Resources
Board of Education Meeting - October 12, 2020
Quarantine Procedures & Protocols
We have received many questions regarding the quarantine procedure when there is a COVID exposure on the bus. Are all students who rode the bus with a person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 automatically required to quarantine, or does it depend on how close your child was to the confirmed case?
An exposure is defined as having close contact (being within 6 feet for at least 15 minutes) with a person that has tested positive for or has been diagnosed with COVID-19. If a student or staff member is identified as testing positive, staff begin the process of identifying the location of that student or staff member if at school and communicating with the Franklin County Public Health Department. In the case of a bus, only those students that may have been sitting in a 6 foot radius of that student for at least 15 minutes may need to be quarantined. This would also be the rule for the classroom or cafeteria. The act of quarantining is to protect others and monitor the individual to make sure they do not begin to show symptoms of COVID-19.
The district is making a concerted effort to account for students and staff on a daily basis in terms of their location and proximity to one another. Seating charts are in place for the classrooms, the school buses, the cafeteria spaces, etc. This enables staff to be able to track who may have been exposed in the event of a student or staff member testing positive for or being diagnosed with COVID-19.
We Congratulate SRO Ryan Southers on his new position
We thank the city of New Albany for their ongoing support of this partnership as they fund our SRO program. Our School Resource Officers work daily to support a safe campus for all and our students enjoy working with them daily. All the best to Officer Southers in his new position.
Back to School - Safety First
NAHS Band Mattress Sale - This Saturday, Oct. 10
Community Connections
October Blood Drive at The Heit Center - Oct. 14
The New Albany Lecture Series Continues...
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