Ridgefield High School reports 6 new COVID cases
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Ridgefield High School.Macklin Reid / Hearst Connecticut Media
RIDGEFIELD School officials have reported six more cases of COVID-19 among the Ridgefield High School community, according to a message that went out to parents Wednesday.
“These individuals were not in the RHS building during a period of time when they were infectious to others, and no contact tracing is needed,” wrote Aarron Crook, the district’s COVID-19 health and safety compliance liaison and coordinator of nursing services.
Crook said he has spoken with Health Director Ed Briggs and Dr. James Ahern, the public schools’ medical adviser about the cases.
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Another high school in Fairfield County is contending with a small new outbreak of COVID-19 cases.
Aaron Crook, the Ridgefield Public School District’s COVID-19 health and safety compliance liaison, announced this week that there were six new infections reported at the high school, though none of the individuals were recently in the building.
Because the newly infected parties were not in the building, Crook said that they did not expose other students or staffers and no contact tracing is necessary.
“I have conferred with Town of Ridgefield Health Director, Ed Briggs, and RPS Medical Advisor, Dr. James Ahern about these cases,” Crook wrote to parents on Wednesday, Jan. 6. “Please wear a mask, wash your hands, and keep your distance.
All Ridgefield schools return to hybrid model
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Ridgefield Superintendent of Schools Susie Da SilvaContributed photo
RIDGEFIELD It will be “hybrid learning” meaning smaller groups of students will be in school buildings at different times when classes resume in Ridgefield schools on Monday, Jan. 4.
“Reducing person density in our school buildings is a mitigation strategy to further prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said Aaron Crook, the school system’s COVID-19 health and safety liaison. “. We will also be communicating additional information to RPS families and faculty about mitigation efforts before we return to hybrid learning on Jan. 4.”
While Ridgefield High School and the two middle schools had been on hybrid learning before vacation, for most of the last two months the elementary schools had been inviting a full compliment of students in to classes every day although some families preferred “remote learning” over t
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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.
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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.