The City School District of Albany has been notified of nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the district over the four-day holiday weekend.
One case involves Albany High School. This individual was last in the building Dec. 16 and is now quarantined at home. The Albany County Health Department has identified one additional contact with this case; that individual also is quarantined at home.
A second case involves Arbor Hill Elementary School. This individual was last in the building Dec. 18 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has advised that there is no need for contact tracing with this case.
A third case involves Eagle Point Elementary School. This individual, associated with a prekindergarten classroom, was last in the building Dec. 21 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has identified 11 additional contacts; these individuals also are quarantined at home.
A fourth case involves Montessori Magnet School. This individual was last in the building Dec. 23 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has advised there is no need or contact tracing with this case.
A fifth case involves North Albany Middle School. This individual was last in the building Dec. 14 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
A sixth case involves a prekindergarten classroom at Pine Hills Elementary School. This individual was last in the building Dec. 22 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has identified seven additional contacts; these individuals also are quarantined at home.
A seventh case involves a fifth-grade classroom at Sheridan Preparatory Academy. This individual was last in school Dec. 23 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has identified 22 additional contacts; these individuals also are quarantined at home.
An eighth case involves Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. This individual was last in the building Dec. 22 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
The ninth case involves William S. Hackett Middle School. This individual was last in the building Dec. 14 and is now quarantined at home. The health department has identified no additional contacts with this case.
All potentially impacted individuals have been contacted at each building; the health department has indicated that there are no other steps necessary for any of the buildings at this time.
Health and safety procedures at all district buildings include cleaning and sanitizing nightly. We will continue with these procedures, and also will continue to follow all required COVID-19 precautions (pre-arrival symptom screening and temperature screening for students and staff, wearing masks, hand hygiene, social distancing of 6 feet or more, and other precautions).
We also would like to remind everyone of steps you can take to help be safe:
- Maintain a social distance of at least 6 feet at all times from those you don’t live with.
- Always wear a mask that covers both the mouth and nose when you are out of your home.
- Wash hands with soap and water frequently when out of your home. If you cannot use soap and water, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Don’t touch the eyes, nose or mouth unless your hands are clean.
- Complete the Student COVID-19 Screener each day before your child leaves for school, available daily via the email address on file for parents and guardians. More information is available from the Students/Families dropdown menu above.
- DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY ARE SICK OR HAVE SYMPTOMS:
- Signs of COVID-19 are: fever, fatigue/tiredness, muscle/body aches or pains, congestion, cough, runny nose, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, nausea/vomiting or diarrhea, headache, loss of taste or smell, rash, feeling sick or unwell in any way.
- You can get a COVID-19 test by calling the New York State Department of Health COVID-19 Hotline at (888) 364-3065, or Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center at (518) 407-0172 or (518) 465-4771.
- You also can find resources here:
