BALANCING PUBLIC NEED TO KNOW WITH PROTECTING PRIVACY—COVID-19

In the last two weeks, our school district has seen an increase in the number of positive COVID cases. Up to this point, we had experienced about 3 positive cases per week in the district. Given the increase in cases, balancing the public health need to know with protecting an individual’s privacy, I will begin publishing weekly updates in the district. To better protect privacy, I am combining the four elementary schools data together and will use “<6” to protect an individual’s privacy if the positivity cases are very low in a certain part of the district.

Here is our data from the week of November 2-6:

Level	Positive Students	Positive Staff	Quarantined Students	Quarantined Staff
High School	<6	<6	82	14
Middle School	<6	<6	32	<6
Elementary	<6	<6	108	13

Quarantined staff includes administrators, teachers, para-educators, custodians, secretaries, and food service. Quarantined staff also includes those that are waiting for COVID-19 testing results.

If your child is determined to be a close contact, the school district in consultation with Clinton County Public Health will contact you directly.