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Advertisement'Egregious violation of the rules': Parents sent COVID-19 positive student to Attleboro schoolHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTHOUGHT THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST ONE CASE OF COVID AT SOME POINT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT HE DID NOT THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN ON DAY ONE NOR DID HE THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN LIKE THIS. THE MAYOR OF ATTLEBORO NOT MINCING WORDS OVER THE FACT THAT A FAMILY SENT THEIR CHILD TO ATTLEBORO HIGH MONDAY, THE FIR DAY OF SCHOOL, DESPITE KNOWING THE TEENAGER HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. BILL: WE HAVE A DAILY HEALTH CHECKLIST THAT WE ASK EVERYBODY TO ADHERE TO, AND IF YOU’RE IN THE TESTING PROTOCOL, YOU SHOULDN’T COME TO SCHOOL. TODD: THE STUDENT DID NOT ATTEND CLASS ON TUESDAY, THE DAY THE SCHOOL LEARNED THAT THE INFECTED STUDENT HAD BEEN IN THE BUILDING THE DAY BEFORE. SCHOOL AND CITY LEADERS SAY THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THI THEY SAY NOT ONLY DID THE FAMILY FAIL, SO DID THE REPORTING SYSTEM THAT SHOULD HAVE WARNED ATTLEBORO OF THE POSITIVE TEST RESULT. MAYOR HEROUX: TYPICALLY, WE’RE ABLE TO KNOW WITHIN 24 HOURS IF SOMEBODY HAS TESTED COVID POSITIVE, BECAUSE IT GETS REPORTED TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. WE USE THE STATE MAVEN SYSTEM. FOR SOME STRANGE REASON, THIS ONE GOT THROUGH. TODD: THOUGH THERE WAS AN APPARENT DELAY WITH THE REPORTING SYSTEM, THE CONTACT TRACING PROTOCOLS WORK, QUICKLY IDENTIFYING 30 STUDENTS WHO WERE IN CLOSE CONTACT, AND ARE NOW IN QUARANTINE STEPHEN: IF WHAT THEY SAY WILL KEEP THE VIRUS FROM SPREADING IS ACCURATE AND WHAT WE PUT IN PLACE IS ACCURATE, WE’LL SEE, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS HASN’T SPREAD TO THE OTHER KIDS, AND IF THAT’S THE CASE, I THINK, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY FAMILIES AND STAFF MEMBERS CAN FEEL, YOU KNOW, EVEN SAFER TODD: SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THE INFECTED STUDENT IS DOING WELL BUT FOR PRIVACY REASONS THEY CAN’T SAY MUCH MORE ABOUT THE STUDAdvertisement'Egregious violation of the rules': Parents sent COVID-19 positive student to Attleboro schoolMore than two dozen Attleboro students were forced to quarantine after the parents of a COVID-19 positive student sent the child to class earlier this week.Attleboro High School Principal Bill Runey said that school officials learned Tuesday that a student who tested positive for the coronavirus came to school on Monday -- which was the first day of school. “This one was an egregious violation of the rules, where the parents, basically, put aside the advice that was given and sent their kid to school," Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux said.Thirty students at Attleboro High School are in quarantine for the next two weeks after school nurses determined through seating charts that they came in close contact with a student who is COVID-19 positive. “I find it hard to believe that the parents did not get the instructions from the state or doctor that they are supposed to keep kids quarantined for 14 days,” Heroux said.Attleboro’s mayor admits it’s a challenge with 6,000 students in the school system. “I think that would be a first if 6,000 kids and all their parents do the right thing every single time,” Heroux said.“It was initially a feeling of deflation to hear about it,” Attleboro School Committee Chair Stephen Withers Jr. said.The Attleboro School Committee worked on a plan to reopen schools in the hybrid model.“This is going to really, I think, give evidence whether the safety protocols are effective in preventing the spread,” Withers said.Learning that a high schooler reported a case after attending the first day on Monday was a discouraging start to the year for many. “If what they say will keep the virus from spreading is accurate and what we put in place is accurate, we’ll see that this hasn’t spread to the other kids," Withers said.More than two dozen Attleboro students were forced to quarantine after the parents of a COVID-19 positive student sent the child to class earlier this week.Attleboro High School Principal Bill Runey said that school officials learned Tuesday that a -- which was the first day of school.Advertisement“This one was an egregious violation of the rules, where the parents, basically, put aside the advice that was given and sent their kid to school," Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux said.Thirty students at Attleboro High School are in quarantine for the next two weeks after school nurses determined through seating charts that they came in close contact with a student who is COVID-19 positive. “I find it hard to believe that the parents did not get the instructions from the state or doctor that they are supposed to keep kids quarantined for 14 days,” Heroux said.Attleboro’s mayor admits it’s a challenge with 6,000 students in the school system.“I think that would be a first if 6,000 kids and all their parents do the right thing every single time,” Heroux said.“It was initially a feeling of deflation to hear about it,” Attleboro School Committee Chair Stephen Withers Jr. said.The Attleboro School Committee worked on a plan to reopen schools in the hybrid model.“This is going to really, I think, give evidence whether the safety protocols are effective in preventing the spread,” Withers said.Learning that a high schooler reported a case after attending the first day on Monday was a discouraging start to the year for many. “If what they say will keep the virus from spreading is accurate and what we put in place is accurate, we’ll see that this hasn’t spread to the other kids," Withers said.Loading more articles...

Advertisement'Egregious violation of the rules': Parents sent COVID-19 positive student to Attleboro schoolHide TranscriptShow TranscriptTHOUGHT THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST ONE CASE OF COVID AT SOME POINT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT HE DID NOT THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN ON DAY ONE NOR DID HE THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN LIKE THIS. THE MAYOR OF ATTLEBORO NOT MINCING WORDS OVER THE FACT THAT A FAMILY SENT THEIR CHILD TO ATTLEBORO HIGH MONDAY, THE FIR DAY OF SCHOOL, DESPITE KNOWING THE TEENAGER HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. BILL: WE HAVE A DAILY HEALTH CHECKLIST THAT WE ASK EVERYBODY TO ADHERE TO, AND IF...

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