Dear Parents and Guardians:
Please consider getting yourself and your eligible children vaccinated at tomorrow’s clinic at GFMS from 3:30-5 p.m. Sign up for an appointment time here: https://apps2.health.ny.gov/
Warren County remains in a “High” community transmission zone. Here is a summary COVID update for Monday 9/13, using the best information that has been reported to us, either by a local health department or by parents/guardians/employees. Remember that if any confirmed case requires a mandatory quarantine of other students or adults, we have already contacted parents and staff members separately by phone.
- GFSD individuals now under quarantine: 86
- GFSD new positive cases today: 3 (HS), 2 (KRS), 1 (MS)
- GFSD individuals rapid-tested at GFHS/MS today: 55
- Testing results: 53 Negative; 2 Positive
- Warren Co. Public Health active quarantines as of 9/13: 360
- Warren Co. Public Health active COVID-19 cases as of 9/13: 208
- (Data from Warren Co. COVID Hub)
Please understand the following important points around our continued pandemic operations:
- If your child is vaccinated and had contact with a positive case, they will not need to quarantine as long as they are not symptomatic. You will want to get them tested 3-5 days after exposure.
- If your child is unvaccinated and had contact with a positive case, they will be quarantined for 10 days. Please make your own family plan for this occurrence now, if you have any unvaccinated children at home. Your child will continue to receive instruction during quarantine, via primary synchronous instruction through Google Meets, asynchronous instruction through Google Classroom, office hours support (on telephone or Google Meets), or identified work (handouts, self-paced activities, worksheets, packets). Your child will have daily contact with a teacher throughout the quarantine.
- If your child has ANY symptoms of a cough, runny nose, fever, etc. STAY HOME, and contact your doctor right away. Please continue to conduct at-home screenings and maintain personal awareness of COVID symptoms for your children.
The health, safety, and well-being of our school community remains our main focus. We will continue to work closely with WCPH, and will follow their guidance on how to maintain a safe and healthy learning environment.
