Dear Chevy Chase Elementary Staff, Families, and Community:
This letter is to inform you that we were notified that students in both grades 4 and 5 who were lastpresent at
Chevy Chase Elementary School on December 14, 2021 tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) on
December 14, 2021. We were notified on the evening of December 14 and the morning of December 15 of the
positive tests. Following Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) guidelines,
we notified individuals who were known to have close contact with these individuals and have informed them
to quarantine and monitor for symptoms, per CDC guidelines.
Per current DHHS guidance and our contact tracing process, unless you are notified directly, your childdoes
notneed to quarantineas they were not in close contactwith the persons who tested positive for COVID-19.
Please visit
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/contact-tracing-plan/appendix.html#contact
for additional information on how the CDC, MCPS and DHHS, defines and identifies close contacts.
We encourage you to closely monitor your child for symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever, cough, headache,
and shortness of breath.If your child develops anyof these symptoms, do not send them to school.You
should contact your healthcare provider and have your child tested for COVID-19. Please contact the school if
your child develops COVID-19-like symptoms. Students who develop symptoms, or test positive for COVID-19,
will not be able to return to the building until they are medically cleared.
As a reminder, here are the steps that we can all take to keep ourselves, families, and school community safe:
Get vaccinated when eligible
Wear a mask, or appropriate face covering, at all times when in school and other public spaces.
Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, especially before and after eating.
Cover your cough and/or sneeze and immediately wash your hands for 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer.
Stay home if you are sick or have any COVID-19 symptoms.
Please visit https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/coronavirusand
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/for additionalinformation on COVID-19 resources, including
free COVID-19 testing and COVID-19 vaccination sites.
We appreciate your cooperation as we work to maintain a safe and healthy school environment.