staff member at Kernville Elementary tests positive for covid

KERNVILLE ELEMENTARYRECEIVED WORD THAT A STAFFMEMBER HAD TESTED POSITIVEFOR THE VIRUS AND AFTERINVESTIGATING POSSIBLE OTHEREXPOSURES AND SPEAKING WITHPUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT..THE SCHOOL IS ALLOWED TO REMAINOPENON MONDAY KERNVILLE ELEMENTARYANNOUNCED TOTHE COMMUNITY THAT A WOMAN WHOWORKS AT THE SCHOOLTESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID 19.OFFICIALS SAY THE STAFF MEMBERWAS EXPOSED TOSOMEONE WHO WAS POSITIVE OFFCAMPUS AND FOUND OUT FOURDAYS LATER.ONCE SHE FOUND OUT -- SHEIMMEDIATELY QUARANTINED ANDGOT TESTED.SHE RECEIVED HER RESULTS SUNDAYNIGHT.:OUR STAFF HAS BEEN TAKING THENECESSARY AND APPROPRIATEPRECAUTIONS AND WE WON'T MOSTLIKELYSEE A SIGNIFICANT SPREAD OFCOVID 19 (ON CAMPUS) AND I AMALSO THRILLED THATNO STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DIRECTLYEXPOSED TO THE STAFF MEMBER.TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE THEINDIVIDUAL WHO TESTED POSITIVEHAD SOME SLIGHT INTERACTION WITHANOTHER STAFF MEMBERWHO IS ALSO BEING QUARANTINED.ONE OTHER STAFF MEMBER TESTPOSITIVE BEFORE THIS CASE BUTHAS NOW SINCE RECOVERED, AND ADDTHEY ARE CONSTANTCONTACT WITH PUBLIC HEALTH.:SO FAR WE HAVE NO OTHEREXPOSURES IN OUR SCHOOL FROMTHIS PARTICULARINCIDENT AND THE SCHOOL WILL NOTBE CLOSING UNLESS PUBLIC HEALTHRECOMMENDS IT.KERNVILLE ELEMENTARY HAS MOVEDBACK TO OPERATINGCLASSES IN PERSON BY SLOWLYRETURNINGSTUDENTS OVER THE LAST FOURWEEKS.

THAT INCLUDESTRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN,K-5,1ST, 2ND AND 3RD, ANDKINDERGARTENAS OF RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE 40KIDS ON CAMPUS WITH 14 KIDS INEACHCLASSROOM SOCIALLY DISTANCED ALLWHILE DOING SPILT CLASSES..

INTHE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.OFFICIALS SAY IF A STUDENT TESTSPOSITIVE, THEY HAVE A PLAN INPLACE.THIS BRINGS UP THE SCENARIO ONWHATHAPPENS IF A CHILD DOES COME TOSCHOOL AND LATER TESTS POSITIVE.MOSTLIKELY JUST THAT CLASSROOM WOULDBE EXCLUDED FROM SCHOOL TOQUARANTINE 14 DAYS ASRECOMMENDED.THE SCHOOL SAYS IT HAS NOTIFIEDALL FACULTY AND PARENTS , ANDARE CONINTUING TO FOLLOW STRICTREQUIRED SAFETYMEASURES.THEY DO WANT TO REMIND PARENTSIF YOU THEY AREN'TCOMFORTABLE WITH SENDING YOURCHILD BACK -- THERE AREOTHER OPTIONS.:AT ANY POINT THAT A PARENTMIGHT BE NERVOUS MAYBE THERE ISANOUTBREAK IN THE COMMUNITY THATTHEY HAVE HEARD ABOUT ANDNERVOUSABOUT HAVING THEIR CHILD AT THESCHOOL THEY CAN SIMPLY PULL THEMOUT OF THECLASSROOM AND CONTINUE AT ALEARNING DISTANCE MODULE.

WEHAVEGOTTEN GOOD/ BETTER AT DISTANCELEARNING.LEZLA : THE SCHOOL ALSO ADDSTHAT THEY CONTINUE TOCLEAN AND SANITIZE THECLASSROOMS, BUSSES ANDRESTROOMS REGULARLY.

AND IFPARENTS OR STAFF ANY FURTHERQUESTIONS THEY CONTACT THESCHOOL NURSEDIRECTLY AS WELL.MEANWHILE KERN COUNTY PUBLICHEALTH RELEASING NEW