Several Members of RPS Community Test Positive for COVID, Staff Can Now Get Same Day Testing Written by HH
This morning, Aaron Crook, RPS COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance Liaison reported that several members of the Ridgefield Public School community tested positive for COVID-19 over the holiday weekend.
On Saturday Crook said that one member of the Scotland Elementary School (SES) community and one member of the Ridgefield High School (RHS) community have tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals were not in the SES or RHS buildings during a time when they were potentially infectious to others, and no contact tracing is required for RPS.
Ridgefield Public Schools Begin Administering COVID Vaccine Written by HH
Featured in the Ridgefield Public Schools Holiday Edition Newsletter, is RPS COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance Liaison and Coordinator of Nursing Services, Aaron Crook RN, is shown after he received the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
The District says that RPS school nurses have scheduled their vaccine appointments and educators will be vaccinated next, in phase 1b.
Nurse Crook said that after the vaccine he felt “awesome”!
Past month yields 25 cases of COVID among staff and students at Farmingville Written by HH
Aaron Crook, Ridgefield Public Schools COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance Liaison reported that a member of the Farmingville Elementary School community tested positive for COVID-19. This individual was not in the FES building during a time when they were potentially infectious to others.
There have been 25 cases of COVID-19 in staff and students at FES since November 23rd. We encourage FES families who have not been tested yet to seek a test, said Crook.
Crook said that two of the positive cases reported yesterday did require contact tracing for time when the individuals were in the FES building on Tuesday, December 15, and Wednesday, December 16. Contact tracing for these exposures was completed today.
Farmingville COVID Testing Results in Six Additional Cases Written by HH
Yesterday, Ridgefield Public Schools, in partnership with the Town of Ridgefield and DOCS urgent care, provided a testing opportunity to all Farmingville Elementary School (FES) families and staff.
Late last night, Aaron Crook, RPS COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance Liaison reported that the District has been made aware of 6 additional cases at FES. Contact tracing is not required in these cases. In school transmission cannot be ruled out in these cases. If additional cases come to our attention, we will communicate, says Crook.
Written by HH
Today, Aaron Crook, RPS COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance Liaison reported that that two additional members of the Farmingville Elementary School community have tested positive for COVID-19.
One individual was in the FES building while potentially infectious to others on Monday, December 14 and one was in the building while potentially infectious to others on December 14, 15 and 16. In-school transmission cannot be ruled out in the second case. I have conferred with Town of Ridgefield Health Director, Ed Briggs, and RPS Medical Advisor, Dr. James Ahern, about these cases, and contact tracing is underway. Given the number of cases that have appeared in Farmingville in the last several days, we are recommending that anybody who has been in the Farmingville building since December 7th be tested for COVID-19, said Crook.