September 21, 2020                                                                                                                                           

Pirate Community, Faculty and Staff,

In keeping with Deweyville ISD’s practices to respond to COVID-19, we are notifying you that a student/staff member who was lab-confirmed today to have COVID-19 was present on the campus of Deweyville ISD on September 21, 2020. Due to privacy requirements, we will not be releasing the name of the individual or details that may identify him or her.

We are working to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff by isolating those in close contact with the student. After careful review, we have determined that the COVID-positive person did interact in a manner that meets the current guidelines for close contact with students, staff, or areas accessed by students or staff. We have sanitized the campus/building according to Deweyville ISD’s protocol and procedures.

 Operations at Deweyville ISD will continue as usual, and 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, watch for symptoms of COVID-19.

Any of the following symptoms indicate a possible COVID-19 infection:

o    Temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth;

o    Sore throat; loss of taste or smell;

o    New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (or, for students with a chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline, shortness of breath);

o    Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain; or

o    New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever or chills.

If you or any member of the Deweyville ISD community do begin experiencing any of these symptoms in a way that is not typical, we encourage you to contact your physician. We encourage anyone in the community who is lab-confirmed to have COVID-19 to please notify the school at 409-746-2731. Employees who are lab confirmed or experience symptoms, please contact your campus principal.

Thank you,

Dr. Keith Jones, Superintendent of Schools

Deweyville Independent School District