WE'LL HAVE THE ANSWER FOR YOU
COMING UP ON ABC 4 NEWS AT 4:30.
EMILY, BACK TO YOU.
Emily: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW TO ONE CASE OF COVID-19
AT SAND RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
IN WEBER COUNTY, LEADING TO 100
STUDENTS HAVING TO QUARANTINE
FOR POTENTIALLY BEING EXPOSED TO
THE VIRUS!
JORDAN VERDADEIRO JOINING US
LIVE WITH MORE INFORMATION.
JORDAN.
Jordan: EMILY, I'M AT SAND
RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN ROY,
AND THAT'S WHERE ONE STUDENT HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
BUT WE'RE TOLDLY DISTRICT
LEADERS THIS ISN'T THE FIRST
POSITIVE CASE WITHIN THE
DISTRICT.
STUDENTS GATHERED ON CAMPUS THIS
MORNING AT SAND RIDGE JUNIOR
HIGH.
BUT THERE ARE 100 QUARANTINED
FROM HOME.
MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS IN ONE
OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AND HER FRIENDS DOWN THE
STREET'S SISTER GOT SENT HOME.
Jordan: BRAD BUTLER BELIEVES
QUARANTINING IS INEFFECTIVE.
WHY SEND 100 STUDENTS HOME
TO HANG OUT WITH THEIR BROTHERS
AND SISTERS?
Jordan: NEARLY 100 STUDENTS
WERE SENT HOME AFTER CONTACT
TRACING.
IF YOU'RE WITHIN SIX FEET OF
SOMEBODY FOR MORE THAN 15
MINUTES, YOU'RE CLOSE CONTACT.
YOU HAVE LUNCH AND
TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER THINGS
YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER.
WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY
APPROXIMATELY 100 KIDS WE WOULD
CONSIDER POTENTIALLY EXPOSED.
Jordan: THERE ARE SEVERAL
ISOLATED POSITIVE CASES IN A FEW
SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT
ACCORDING TO FINLEY.
THE DISTRICT DOESN'T RELEASE
INFORMATION ON SINGLE ISOLATED
CASES.
WE DEAL THOSE WITH
INDIVIDUALLY ONE-ON-ONE.
WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE SO FAR THAT
WE DON'T HAVE AN OUTBREAK.
MEANING WE DON'T HAVE MULTIPLE
INDIVIDUALS IN ONE SCHOOL
TESTING POSITIVE.
Jordan: FINLEY SAYS THE
DISTRICT IS WORKING ON A SYSTEM
TO BETTER TRACK CASES WITH
COVID-19 IN SCHOOLS WITH NURSES
AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE WORKING ON A SYSTEM TO
BE ABLE TO STREAMLINE SOME OF
THAT PROCESS.
AND THEN, BE ABLE TO USE THAT
TATE AT THAT TO DRIVE OUR
RESPONSE.
Jordan: FINLEY SAYS IT'S
IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO
PRACTICE SAFE HYGIENE AND WEAR
MASKS TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK IN
THE SCHOOLS!
FAMILY SAYS STUDENTS ARE
LEARNING FROM HOME.
AND IN 14 DAYS, IF THEY START TO
FEEL BETTER, THEY'RE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
AND FINLEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF
NEED BE THEY CAN SWITCH TO
ONLINE LEARNING AND HAVE
EVERYONE LEARNING FROM HOME.
REPORTING FROM ROY, JORDAN
VERDADEIRO, ABC 4 NEWS.
Rick: THANK YOU, JORDAN.
