SWS 2020-2021 Academic Calendar
This is an important message from the Superintendent of Southwest Schools.
NOTIFICATION OF CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASE ON CAMPUS-10-19-20 Phoenix School ENGLISH & SPANISH
October 19, 2020
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In keeping with Southwest Schools’ practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying all student families that an individual(s) who was lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 was present on the campus of The Phoenix School-Unity Children’s Home (Residential Treatment Facility) on Monday, October 19, 2020. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the individual or details that may identify him or her.
To give the local health department time to conduct this investigation and notify those who have potentially been infected, as well as clean affected areas, The Phoenix School-Unity Children’s Home (Residential Treatment Facility) will be closed until Sunday, November 1, 2020. Students and staff will return to campus on Monday, November 2, 2020. We will keep you apprised of further updates.
While we do not have reason to believe that those who were not in close contact with the infected individual have reason to be concerned, we ask that you, as always, to watch for symptoms of COVID-19.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
If you or any member of the The Phoenix School-Unity Children’s Home (Residential Treatment Facility) community does begin experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, we encourage you to contact your physician. We encourage anyone in the The Phoenix School-Unity Children’s Home (Residential Treatment Facility) community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 to please notify our school by contacting 346-571-6060.
Sincerely,
Janelle James
CEO/Superintendent of Schools
19 de octubre de 2020
Estimado(a) padre/madre/tutor(a):
De conformidad con las prácticas de Southwest Schools’ para responder al COVID-19, notificamos a todas las familias de los alumnos que un individuo que fue confirmado por el laboratorio con el COVID-19 estuvo presente en el campus de The Phoenix School-Unity Children’s Home (Residential Treatment Facility) el lunes 19 de octubre de 2020. Debido a los requisitos de privacidad, no divulgaremos el nombre del individuo o los detalles que puedan identificarle.
Para darle tiempo al departamento de salud local a que lleve a cabo esta investigación y notificar a los que hayan sido potencialmente infectados, así como para limpiar las áreas afectadas, The Phoenix School-Unity Children’s Home (Residential Treatment Facility) estará cerrado hasta el domingo 1 de noviembre de 2020. Los alumnos y el personal regresarán al campus el domingo 2 de noviembre de 2020. Les mantendremos informados de nuevas actualizaciones al respecto.
Si bien no tenemos razones para creer que quienes no estuvieron en contacto cercano con el individuo infectado deban preocuparse, les pedimos que, como siempre, estén atentos a los síntomas del COVID-19.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html
Si usted o cualquier miembro de la comunidad The Phoenix School-Unity Children’s Home (Residential Treatment Facility) comienza a experimentar síntomas de COVID-19, le recomendamos que se ponga en contacto con su médico. Le recomendamos a cualquier persona de la comunidad The Phoenix School-Unity Children’s Home (Residential Treatment Facility) que sea confirmada por el laboratorio con el COVID-19 que lo notifique a nuestra escuela contactando a 346-571-6060.
Atentamente,
Janelle James
CEO/Superintendente de Escuelas
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