[BHS Etree] ADMIN: BHS Covid Outbreak Community Letter 10/28

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10/28/2021 
Dear Parent/Guardian, 
I am writing to inform you that we were notified of several positive COVID-19 test results for individuals who were at Berkeley High School during their infectious period. While we have no reason to believe your student was a close contact* of these individuals, we are notifying you because we have committed to notifying the community any time there is a positive case at a BUSD site. 
 
Because there were at least 3 COVID-19 cases occurring in a 14-day period that were epidemiologically linked, the City of Berkeley Public Health Department has determined this to be an outbreak and has instructed the district to mandate additional COVID-19 testing for some individuals. We continue to work closely with the City of Berkeley Public Health Department to monitor this situation as we follow all  positive case protocols.
There is nothing you need to do at this time. We take the health and safety of our staff and students very seriously. We hope you take reassurance in the fact that we do not believe that your student was a close contact to this individual. Please continue to have your student practice all COVID-19 safety protocols. 
Regards, 
Amanda Frey 
District Nurse 
*A close contact is defined as a person who is less than 6 feet from an infected person for greater than 15 minutes. This can be with or without a face covering/mask. The 15 minutes do NOT have to be contiguous, that is, for example, a person could have 10 minutes of contact before lunch and five minutes of contact after lunch for a total of 15 minutes. 
*If your student was a close contact of this positive individual you would have already received a separate phone call/email notification indicating this.

Hola Familias de BHS,

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10/28/2021

Estimado Padre/Tutor Legal:

Le escribo para informarle que se nos ha notificado acerca de varios resultados positivo en la prueba de COVID-19 para individuos que estaban en Berkeley High School durante sus períodos infecciosos. Aunque no tenemos ninguna motivo para creer que su estudiante fue un contacto cercano* a este individuo, le estamos notificando debido a que nos hemos comprometido a informar a la comunidad cada vez que haya un caso positivo en un 
establecimiento de BUSD.

Debido a que se produjeron por lo menos tres casos de COVID-19 en un periodo de 14 días los cuales estuvieron relacionados epidemiológicamente, el Departamento de Salud Pública del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Berkeley ha determinado que se trata de un brote y ha dado instrucciones al distrito para que ordene la realización de pruebas adicionales de COVID-19 para algunos individuos. Continuamos trabajando de cerca con el Departamento de Salud Pública de la Ciudad de Berkeley para monitorear esta situación mientras seguimos todos los protocolos de casos positivos. We continue to work closely with the City of Berkeley Public Health Department to monitor this situation as we follow all  positive case protocols.

Hemos seguido todos los protocolos de casos positivos.

No hay nada que usted deba de hacer en este momento. Nosotros tomamos muy en serio la salud y la seguridad de nuestro personal  docente y de nuestros alumnos. Esperamos que le tranquilice el hecho de que no creemos que su estudiante haya sido un contacto cercano a este individuo. Por favor, continúe haciendo que su estudiante practique todos los protocolos de seguridad de COVID-19.

Saludos,

Amanda Frey
Enfermera en el Distrito (District Nurse)

*Un contacto cercano se define como una persona que está a menos de 6 pies de una persona infectada durante más de 15 minutos. Esto puede ser con o sin una cubierta/mascarilla/cubrebocas para la cara. Los 15 minutos NO tienen que ser continuos, es decir, por ejemplo, una persona podría tener 10 minutos de contacto antes de la comida y cinco minutos de contacto después de la comida para un total de 15 minutos.

*Si su estudiante fue un contacto cercano a este individuo que resultó positivo, usted ya habría recibido una llamada telefónica/notificación por correo electrónico por separado indicando esto. 


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