School Week Starts with 4 New COVID-19 Cases in 3 School
The school weeks begins with a report from Westport Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice that there were four new COVID-19 cases reported tonight in 3 different schools, one case being in Stepping Stones Preschool. This is in addition to the COVID-19 dashboards count from 9:00 Sunday morning. The next update to the dashboard will be at 9:00 AM today.
From Superintendent Scarice, Sunday Night:
Dear Westport Families and Staff,
In our efforts to remain transparent with reports of positive Covid-19 cases associated with our schools, we will continue to provide these updates as information is confirmed. As of the time I am writing to you this evening we have 4 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 that came in today. The reports came from the following schools:
Stepping Stones Preschool -1
Coleytown Elementary School - 1
Staples High School - 2
Those impacted have been notified by school and District officials. As a reminder, families are asked to report positive of COVID-19 cases of students using our reporting voicemail or email regardless of whether the students are in remote or hybrid models of instruction. Please follow this link for more information on reporting.
Additionally, we want to remind families that students with pending Covid-19 tests should not return to school until receiving negative results. This approach is critical in helping us continue minimizing the potential for transmission in our schools.
Respectfully,
Thomas Scarice
Superintendent of Schools