Parents knowingly sent their child to school after they tested positive for Covid-19.

75 classmates were forced to quarantine

By Sara Smart, CNN

December 7, 2021


"If we didn't have strict Covid protocols, the aftermath of this could've been much worse," Superintendent Brett Geithman told CNN.
"We did not know this positive case existed." Geithman shared in a written statement to CNN. "Upon calling the household, we learned that the student tested positive, did not inform the schools, and then sent the student and their sibling to school for seven days."

Marin County Public Health shared a written statement to CNN stating, "These actions are a violation of both Marin County Student & Family Handbook on COVID-19 Safety and Marin County's Isolation and Quarantine Public Health Order, which requires all individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 to isolate themselves for at least 10 days."

The department was first made aware of the positive case on November 8 from a healthcare provider. When they started the contact tracing process, the family failed to provide the name of the school the child attends on the first call, Geithman told CNN.

There were multiple attempts made asking the family to report the name of the school, but they did not return those calls, Geithman added. When the health department eventually figured out the school's name, they notified school officials.

Geithman told CNN that staff at Neil Cummins Elementary acted immediately.

They notified all that were exposed by sending out a text message to parents the night of the 18th, asking them to bring their child to get tested the following morning.

"The principal, nurse and I tested roughly 50 students and 10 staff the morning of the 19th in our gym." Geithman told CNN.
From the testing, they were left with eight total cases. Two of those were the initial child and their sibling, while three were suspected school-based transmission, and the other three, household-based.

Those students and those exposed were immediately sent into modified quarantine, which lasts 10 days. "What this means is students could still attend school but can't attend any extracurriculars," Geithman told CNN," including family gatherings or travel." That quarantine period occurred before the Thanksgiving week, resulting in dozens of canceled plans.


Reactions among officials and parents
According to CNN affiliate KGO, several parents were shocked to hear what the parents had done. But at least one parent, Jilly Martay, told the station she was happy with how the superintendent handled the situation.

"We've been highly successful of having kids here every single day for over a year now and 99%+ of our families follow the rules and understand the rules," Geithman told CNN. "This is an opportunity to look at this as a call to action and ask every single person to act with integrity. We all depend on one another."
Instead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay
Instead of quarantine for Covid-exposed students, some schools are trying test-to-stay
Geithman said this was the district's first classroom-based transmission.


"Their (the family) initial response was that they were uncertain of Covid protocols," Geithman said. "The process the parent was instructed to do by Marin County Public Health was to quarantine."

The school district told CNN they have taken action against the parents, but details of that punishment remain confidential.

"They've since issued apology letters to me, the principal, and the teachers involved and recognized their lack of judgement," Geithman told CNN. He also noted all the children are recovered from Covid-19 and there was no serious illness among the group.

"This is a community that takes Covid protocols very seriously and acts on it. This is a one-off where a family made a terrible decision that impacted many students and comprised the health and safety of our schools," Geithman said.
Students and staff are required to mask up inside the classroom, according to Geithman, who says, "If we didn't have strict Covid protocols, the aftermath of this could've been much worse."

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Cc Seun Mynd44 Lalasticlala

Charity begins at home.

Can you just imagine... you didnt care about the other kids that have aged parents or sickly people at their various homes.

Nigerians would tell you the vaccine is evil, but queue for immunization, polio, measles, typhoid vaccines for their new borns.

Cholera is killing people as a result of bad hygiene, insecurity is maiming thousands daily, hunger and hyperinflation has reduced many to penury, but the covid vaccine means death.

What are you protecting?.. the trapped Nigerian life?

Esseite:
Can you just imagine... you didnt care about the other kids that have aged parents or sickly people at their various homes.

Nigerians would tell you the vaccine is evil, but queue for immunization, polio, measles, typhoid vaccines for their new borns.

Cholera is killing people as a result of bad hygiene, insecurity is maiming thousands daily, hunger and hyperinflation has reduced many to penury, but the covid vaccine means death.

What are you protecting?.. the trapped Nigerian life?

Dear sir,it didn't happen in Nigeria. Please lament on and pity USA on this incident not Nigeria .
For some folks, it is quite humbling to them that it occurred in the US, these are mostly folks who think they are inferior to US citizens and believe that US is Eldorado

From my understanding of Nigerian parents, we won't do that once we are aware that the child(ren) is/are Covid-19 Positive.Lailai, ,they won't try it with covid-19 because they know it's a fatal disease and that if the disease spreads and anyone dies as a result, it will tarnish the family for ever.

May God continue to bless Nigeria for Nigerians and lovers of Nigeria.

Well, COVID or no COVID, I never stop boosting my immune system daily..

We all die here

If there is a vaccine... I know that it isn't working....


Because, if it's working, they wouldn't be compelling everyone to take it before going to work....


Just like having headache.... you won't be compelled to take it to relieve yourself of pains....


Please if you know where I can get the vaxxed card without taking the needles ... please chat me up...

That's very careless of them