Waco Reporter

Clifton ISD issued the following announcement.

#TeamCISD Parents, Staff and Community, 

It has been brought to my attention that a #TeamCISD student that was at football practice has tested positive for COVID-19. The student has not returned to district property since testing positive and last had contact on campus with #TeamCISD students and staff on Friday, August 7, 2020. 

Based on the timeline, the most recent state guidance, as well as guidance from our attorney, the determination has been made that the student was most likely not infectious while at practice. Also, based on a conversation with the student, they were not in close contact with any students or staff while at practice. Therefore, we have been advised that practices may continue. For precautionary reasons, and in accordance with state and national guidance, any person who attended football practice during the listed date should monitor their health for signs of symptoms, follow the CDC guidelines for people who had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 and contact their primary care physician if they develop symptoms. 

The definition of close contact is evolving and individual scenarios should be determined by an appropriate public health agency. Currently, in general, close contact is defined as: a. being directly exposed to infectious secretions (e.g., being coughed on); or b. being within 6 feet for a cumulative duration of 15 minutes; however, additional factors like case/contact masking (i.e., both the infectious individual and the potential close contact have been consistently and properly masked), ventilation, presence of dividers, and case symptomology may affect this determination. 

Either (a) or (b) defines close contact if it occurred during the infectious period of the case, defined as two days prior to symptom onset to 10 days after symptom onset. In the case of asymptomatic individuals who are lab-confirmed with COVID-19, the infectious period is defined as two days prior to the confirming lab test and continuing for 10 days following the confirming lab test. CISD will be taking steps to sanitize any school facilities where the individual recently accessed. We will continue to monitor this situation and will provide additional information as needed. If you have any questions, you may contact me on my cell phone, 254-707-1503, office phone, 254- 675-1825 or by email, andy.ball@cliftonisd'.org. Thanks. AB

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