A classroom at Millennium Elementary School, 1919 SE 270th St., in Kent has been closed due to COVID-19.
The Kent School District posted the closure Dec. 2 on its School Status Map as part of its COVID-19 Dashboards.
“As of Dec. 2, one classroom is closed,” according to the district website. “Otherwise, the building is open and offering in-person instruction to students in the remaining classrooms. The school has contacted all impacted families of the closed classroom on Dec. 2. Class will resume in person Dec. 14.”
The district has closed several classrooms at schools since classes began in August. The district has not fully closed any schools. Students in a closed classroom switch to remote learning.
The district considers closure of a classroom after consultation with Public Health — Seattle & King County Public Health when:
• Two or more students or staff in the same room/area test positive for COVID-19
• The cases have symptoms that start within 14 days of each other
• The cases are not associated with one another in another setting (household, club, etc.)
A COVID-19 outbreak in a school is considered when the following have been met:
• There are two or more COVID-19 cases among students or staff.
• The cases have a symptom onset or positive test result within a 14-day period of each other.
• The cases are epidemiologically linked.
• The cases do not share a household.
• The cases are not identified as close contacts of each other in another setting during the investigation.
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