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PRICE — Five Carbon High School teachers must quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 by a fellow teacher during the first week of school, district officials said Friday.
The teacher who tested positive had not come in contact with any students, as she had stayed home the first day of school because she was feeling ill, Carbon School District Superintendent Lance Hatch said Friday.
However, the teacher did come in contact with five other teachers at the school who are starting a 14-day-quarantine at the direction of health officials.
The high school’s first day of classes was Wednesday.
The teacher who tested positive will also be under quarantine and won’t be teaching from home as she is recovering from the virus.
The five exposed teachers will teach from home until they can return to work on Sept. 1 unless they develop symptoms and need to take time off, Hatch said.
“Through technology, they’ll be able to see their students in the classroom, the students will be able to see them and hear them and they’ll be able to continue helping their students … with the help of a substitute, an aide, that will be in the classroom physically,” he said.
All in all, the school is only down one teacher until she recovers from the virus, Hatch said.
Thankfully, Hatch said, the school was prepared for a situation like this.
Additionally, he’s glad the teacher followed health guidelines and no students were exposed.
“We’re excited that the teacher (who tested positive) really listened to what we were trying to say about don’t come in if you’re sick. Because of that, we’re in a lot better position now,” Hatch said.
Contributing: Emerson Oligschlaeger, KSL
