Oxford Community Schools

November 6, 2020

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The Oakland County Health Division has confirmed two COVID-19 cases at Oxford High School. One positive case is a staff member while the other positive case is a student. The cases do not appear to be linked in any way and there is no evidence of transmission in school. Both the positive cases were last present on October 28. For further detail on cumulative case counts, please see our Weekly District COVID-19 Update later this afternoon.

If you do not receive a specific quarantine notice as well as a phone call from a school administrator, your child can attend school as scheduled. Parents of students in each of the affected classrooms/buses will receive a limited exposure notice; but, they will have no action items.

COVID- 19 is a contagious viral illness that spreads in the air through coughing, sneezing, and talking. Recent information suggests COVID-19 is spread by people who are not showing symptoms. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it, then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes. Symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea.

Please watch your child for any symptoms of COVID-19 through November 11. If your child does develop symptoms, we urge you to get your child tested for COVID-19. Testing locations can be found using the COVID-19 Test Finder at https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus. If your child tests positive for COVID-19 or is symptomatic and you do not wish to have them tested, keep him or her at home until they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours and it has been more than ten days since the initial onset of symptoms.

For additional information regarding COVID-19, please visit the OCHD website at https://www.oakgov.com/health. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Principal Wolf at (248) 969-5100.

Sincerely,