Isolation vs. Quarantine
Isolation is when a person tests positive for the virus. They are required to isolate at home for a period of time to contain the spread of the virus.
Quarantine is when a person has been exposed to someone that has tested positive. They are quarantined at home for a period of time to ensure that they do not become positive and infect others.
Link to the Grayson County Health Department website for additional information.
Reporting Process
GCS updates the district's dashboard each day, whether students are in person or on NTI. This is both to inform our community and to meet state reporting requirements. Parents and guardians should continue to report positive cases to their child's school. Accurate data is essential to the safety of students and staff in our buildings. Reporting is also a state requirement for both families and schools.
KY DPH COVID Dashboard (Updated Daily)
1. Parents, legal guardians, other persons or agencies responsible for a student are required to notify the student's school of a positive diagnosis of COVID-19 (or any diagnosed medical condition that may threaten the safety of the student or others in the school).
2. Schools are required to notify to the KY Dept. of Public Health of the number of students and school personnel reporting a positive diagnosis of COVID-19.
Current Updates
April 15: One positive student case has been confirmed by GCHS. The last date of attendance was prior to Spring Break and no school quarantines will be required.
April 14: A positive student case has been confirmed for Clarkson. The student has not attended since prior to Spring Break and no school quarantines will be required.
April 12: The following student cases were reported over Spring Break: five GCHS, two GCMS, two Clarkson, one Lawler, and two virtual. Those required to quarantine have been notified.