August 31, 2020
Dear School Families,
306 West Jourdan Street P.O. Box 26
Newton, IL 62448 Phone (618) 783-3517 Fax (618) 783-2224
Today, at the end of the school day, St. Thomas School was notified that one of our 7th grade students has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The Jasper County Health Department (JCHD) immediately informed us, and all students affected have been contacted. If you have not received a call, this does not affect your child directly.
I am thankful to all of our students and staff who have been following the protocol and doing their very best to keep all of us healthy.
Please keep this student and their family in your prayers. Thankfully, the student is doing well with treatable symptoms. We, as a St. Thomas family, eagerly await their return and will miss their friendliness and willingness to share with their class. We can’t wait until the 7th grade class can be together again!
As always if you have any questions, please feel free to call or email me any time. Sincerely,
Jill Bierman
Mrs. Jill Bierman Principal
As a reference, here are the CDC guidelines on quarantine, including the standard for when to quarantine, and how to count the beginning day (last day of close contact with the person who had the positive test) and the guidelines for people who get the positive test or have symptoms. We do follow the JCHD’s recommendations.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/quarantine.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/end-home-isolation.html
