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Community Notification: COVID-19 Case at Woodfield Elementary School

September 14, 2021
Dear Woodfield Families,
 
This letter is to inform you that we were notified that an individual who was last present at
Woodfield Elementary School on September 14, 2021 tested positive for the coronavirus
(COVID-19) on September 14, 2021. We were notified on September 14, 2021 of the positive test.
Following Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) guidelines, we
notified individuals who were known to have close contact with this individual 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
child does not need to quarantine as they were not in close contact with the person 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 any of 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/coronavirus and
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/ for additional information 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.

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