D.C. Everest School District
WESTON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – There are 26 active cases among students in the D.C. Everest School District. 131 students were quarantined because of close contact.
Some patents at Tuesday night’s school board meeting want more information about close contacts, saying the decision to quarantine should be more flexible. Current policy does not release the names of students who test positive.
But one parent said the school’s contact tracing policy isn’t working.
“Unless you release the name of the positive student who names others as close contacts, nobody should be required to quarantine until they get to decide whether or not they are a close contact,” she said.
Currently, D.C. Everest’s mitigation strategies include recommended masking, observing three feet of social distancing and hand washing.
District officials said they understand the frustrations. “I know families are not happy to hear that when that occurs, however we have a legal responsibility for our families,” said superintendent Kristine Gilmore.
Gilmore said they are working to make their mitigation strategies more flexible. She said the D.C. Everest and Wausau school districts are working with the Marathon County Health Department if COVID cases go up. For now the D.C. Everest mask policy is that masks must be worn in kindergarten through 5th grade with parents having the option to opt-out. Masks are optional in grades 6 through 12.
The Wausau schools will review their mask policies at the September 27th meeting.
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