Brett Roberts 
                                                                      					 	                           South Webster Jr./Sr.                                                         
                                            	   					                                                                                                       High School Principal
                                                                                                               
				          Sandy Smith
                              			        Bloom-Vernon
				      Elementary Principal

September 1, 2021

Dear Bloom-Vernon Local Community,

I am writing to inform you that a student who attends South Webster Jr/Sr High School has tested positive for COVID-19.  Due to privacy laws, we cannot disclose further information about the student.  Whenever a person has a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 case, they must quarantine per the CDC and local health department guidelines and are not to return until they meet the CDC’s criteria for returning to school.
 
The local health department has been notified of this situation.  We are asking the health department to assist in conducting contact tracing to identify individuals who had close contact with the student who tested positive.  If your child had close contact with this student, you will be contacted by the health department and/or the District and provided instructions for self-care and any necessary quarantine period.  Based on guidance from the health department and other agencies, Bloom-Vernon Local has been deeply sanitized and it has not been closed.  District employees and students should continue to follow CDC guidelines and recommendations, and should continue to practice social distancing.

Based on the information we have received, the end of the 10-day incubation period for anyone exposed to the student in South Webster Jr/Sr High School is September 10, 2021.

As a precaution, we encourage you to monitor your health, follow CDC guidelines, and contact your doctor if you develop COVID-19 symptoms.

The District is continuing to monitor this situation.  We will provide additional information when permissible.  We hope our student remains well.

Sincerely,

Marc Kreischer 
Superintendent

                     BLOOM-VERNON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT		 									    				    
     									           Marc Kreischer 
										 Superintendent
                                               P.O. Box 237
                        South Webster, Ohio 45682                                     	                Ty Roberts
	             Phone 740-778-2281					   Treasurer
                              Fax 740-778-2526

	

	

	

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
     
Timothy Horner, President			          Brandi Zimmerman, Member					Missy Smith, Member
Charles L. Queen, Vice President		            Harveena Fenton, Member					Ty Roberts, Treasurer

 BLOOM-VERNON LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION