Two schools in East Cobb are among 16 in the Cobb County School District reporting confirmed cases of COVID-19 this week.
They’re Mabry Middle School and Shallowford Falls Elementary School, and like the others they’re reporting fewer than 10 cases.
That’s according to the district’s weekly update that shows 382 total cases since July 1, up by 33 since last week.
The figures do not break down the numbers of students and staff who have tested positive for the virus. The other schools reporting cases this week include the following:
- Austell ES
- Chalker ES
- Dowell ES
- Green Acres ES
- Norton Park ES
- Pitner ES
- Riverside ES
- Still ES
- Barber MS
- Campbell MS
- Lindsey 6th Grade Academy
- Lost Mountain MS
- Palmer MS
This is the second time that there’s been a confirmed COVID case at Shallowford Falls. Other East Cobb schools that have had cases since elementary school students returned for in-person learning include Blackwell, Eastvalley, Nicholson, Powers Ferry and Rocky Mount.
Middle school students returned to in-person classes in Cobb this week, and high school students will be coming back Nov. 5.
The district explained that in accordance with student and health privacy laws, “the Georgia Department of Public Health recommends refraining from publicly publishing numbers of cases or quarantined students or staff that are less than 10 unless the number is 0.”
Cobb and Douglas Public health will “communicate confirmed cases to affected students/staff/ parents,” according to CCSD protocols.
Those guidelines also state that those who test positive “will isolate until 10 consecutive days have passed from their positive COVID-19 test and they are asymptomatic.”
The district details health and safety protocols in this FAQ and encourages parents to follow a daily well-being checklist before sending students to school. More health and safety information can be found here.
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