Santa Ynez school closes after student tests positive for COVID-19
January 14, 2021
By JOSH FRIEDMAN
The Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District canceled in-person instruction and shut down its northern Santa Barbara County campus for the remainder of January after a student contracted coronavirus.
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School students returned to distance learning on Thursday. In-person classes will not resume until Feb. 2, district Superintendent Scott Cory stated in a letter to parents.
The student who contracted coronavirus was on campus and asymptomatic for two days prior to exhibiting symptoms and eventually testing positive. Because of the number of staff exposures that occurred, it is not possible to effectively cover the classrooms of impacted teachers who are required to quarantine for 14 days under Santa Barbara County public health guidelines, Cory wrote.
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. Santa Ynez Valley Union High School will be returning to distance learning after a student tested positive for COVID-19.
The distance learning will go into effect on Thursday.
In a letter sent to parents in the area, the Superintendent Scott Cory says that the distance learning will go until the week of February 2.
The action was required after a student who showed symptoms of COVID-19 tested positive for the virus.
Cory says the student was on campus without symptoms for two days.
Students and staff members that were exposed were notified about possible contact.