November 21, 2020
Dear Noble Community,
This letter is to inform you that another individual associated with Noble High School has tested positive for COVID-19. Due to the fact that this is the third positive case within a 14 day period, Noble High School now meets the criteria for an outbreak investigation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The individual associated with Noble High School was not in school during the infectious period, therefore, no close contacts needed to be contacted. We are on track to open all schools, including Noble High School, on November 30, 2020.
The CDC has developed Standard Operating Procedure criteria for case/outbreak investigations and we are working with the state team as they move through their process. Of note, sometime next week, during Dr. Shah’s daily update, he will mention the investigation naming Noble High School specifically. Again, this is a routine part of the investigation process yet we wanted to bring this to your attention.
We will continue to remain vigilant throughout this process and ask that you do the same. It is paramount that we all continue to actively follow the Health and Safety Guidelines including the daily screening tool. Please refer to that tool every day and do not send your child to school if she/he displays any symptoms of illness. We understand the challenges keeping a sick child home has on work and other responsibilities, but we need to have our students continue in-person learning in our hybrid model as long as possible. We need everyone’s commitment to do that. Just as important, if your child is being tested for COVID-19, please be in contact with your school nurse and please keep your child out of school while awaiting test results.
Sincerely,
Audra Beauvais
Superintendent of Schools