Students test positive at Cassville Schools
September 9, 2020
Sheila Harris
According to Superintendent Richard Asbill, of Cassville R-IV Schools, a third positive case of COVID-19 has been reported in a person affiliated with the school: this time with an employee of the district.
“The first two positive cases,” said Asbill, “were in students who had tested positive. One student tested positive one week prior to the beginning of school; one tested positive one week after classes began.”
According to Asbill, the two student-related positive cases let to the quarantining of a combined total of 52 people who had been in contact with them. The first positive case had been in contact with 32 people; the second, with 20 people.
Asbill would like to clarify that the 52 quarantined people do not represent positive cases of COVID-19. They are simply quarantined because they’ve been in contact with a positive case. They may or may not develop symptoms of the virus.
“In addition to the 52 students and staff members quarantined because of close contact with the two students who had tested positive, other students and staff are quarantined due to exposure outside of the school system.
“We are currently working with the health department to trace the contacts of the employee who recently tested positive,” Asbill said.
After ten days of school being in session, Asbill believes their safety protocol is proving to be appropriate.
“I’m monitoring the situation daily, sometimes hourly,” Asbill said.
“As of today (Tuesday), Asbill said, “we are planning to hold in-session classes tomorrow and for the foreseeable future.”
According to Superintendent Richard Asbill, of Cassville R-IV Schools, a third positive case of COVID-19 has been reported in a person affiliated with the school: this time with an employee of the district.
“The first two positive cases,” said Asbill, “were in students who had tested positive. One student tested positive one week prior to the beginning of school; one tested positive one week after classes began.”
According to Asbill, the two student-related positive cases let to the quarantining of a combined total of 52 people who had been in contact with them. The first positive case had been in contact with 32 people; the second, with 20 people.
Asbill would like to clarify that the 52 quarantined people do not represent positive cases of COVID-19. They are simply quarantined because they’ve been in contact with a positive case. They may or may not develop symptoms of the virus.
“In addition to the 52 students and staff members quarantined because of close contact with the two students who had tested positive, other students and staff are quarantined due to exposure outside of the school system.
“We are currently working with the health department to trace the contacts of the employee who recently tested positive,” Asbill said.
After ten days of school being in session, Asbill believes their safety protocol is proving to be appropriate.
“I’m monitoring the situation daily, sometimes hourly,” Asbill said.
“As of today (Tuesday), Asbill said, “we are planning to hold in-session classes tomorrow and for the foreseeable future.”
