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Good Afternoon West Potomac Families--
I am sure you are aware of the ongoing updates from Dr. Brabrand regarding COVID-19. I just wanted to make sure you had the link to all the ongoing updates ready and available.
https://www.fcps.edu/news/coronavirus-update
All is well here at school. I made an announcement to students yesterday to help them understand the decision process for school closings related to COVID-19. As you know, there is a student holiday on Monday to allow teachers the opportunity to prepare distance learning in the event of a closing. The schools are not closing at this time for COVID-19.
There are no hard and fast rules on what the Fairfax County Health Department will recommend if we do start to see cases of Covid-19 directly impact our schools. It is entirely situational, and we would be focused on containment and mitigation strategies to prevent the spread of disease.
Most schools directly impacted elsewhere are closing for one or two days for deep cleaning and disinfecting and then reopening based on guidance from their Health Department. Other districts are closing schools for an extended period of time.
The Fairfax County Health Dept has not recommended closing schools at this time. They are in the process of reviewing and updating our existing response plan. FCPS will share the approved plan with the public in the next few days.
The plan addresses the specific activities necessary to keep schools open and operating while providing a clean and safe environment during an outbreak and the essential functions that must be performed by FCPS, if schools are closed.
If you have any other questions beyond what is being provided via the above webpage link, please feel free to reach out to me or any of the administrators here at West Potomac.
Thank you,
Ms. Millard, Principal
West Potomac High School
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