December 21, 2021
Dear Parents and Staff,
The Clinton Public Schools has seen a large
increase in daily positive cases being reported. This trend is similar to
that seen in many other Connecticut school districts and in our
community. In the last three days, the following has been reported:
Joel Elementary School - 4 cases
Eliot Middle School - 8 cases
The Morgan School - 22 cases
We have been contact tracing for all of these
positive cases at our schools and all individuals determined to be in close
contact with the positive cases will receive a phone call or message and be
informed about required actions. We are also communicating and consulting
with the local health district to ensure that we are implementing the guidance
and mitigation strategies appropriately to keep our schools safe and open for
learning. The CT Department of Public Health continues to analyze the
data and share that exposures outside of school and in unmasked settings and
activities continue to be the main driver of transmission and new positive
cases.
We must all work together to slow
transmission, and to keep our entire school community and Clinton community
healthy. The proven mitigation strategies, including vaccination,
mask-wearing indoors, social distancing, staying home when ill, and hand
hygiene are necessary to reduce and control the spread of COVID-19. As a
reminder, if any staff or students exhibit any of the symptoms related to
COVID-19 they should stay home, call their medical provider to report their
symptoms, and notify School Nurse Supervisor Donna Frechette at [email protected] or 860-664-6572.
The District will continue to respond to
notifications of positive COVID-19 cases of students or staff in the district,
to work closely with the CT River Area Health District, and to communicate with
our families and staff all necessary information and notifications.
Summary data of positive cases and public health metrics are updated weekly and
can be found on the COVID-19
dashboard on the district
website.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate
to contact me or our School Nurse Supervisor Donna Frechette at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Maryann
R. O’Donnell
Superintendent