WEEKLY and COMMUNITY UPDATES
Please click here to view parent and community updates from the Office of the Superintendent.
DISTRICT UPDATE as of 1/12/21
Bristol Public Schools would like to share the following information:
● CT positivity rate as reported today is 10.72%.
● On 1/07/2021, the DPH reported that the average rate of positive cases for Bristol was 56.3 per 100,000.
● Since January 1, 2021, Bristol Public Schools COVID Health and Safety Liaisons have traced 47 positive cases related to students o r employees of Bristol Public Schools.
● Since January 1, 2021, Bristol Public Schools logged 94 tracing events related to students and employees.
● In the event you are called to school for a sick child, please review these BBHD guidelines.
TRAVEL UPDATE
Please click here for the CT Travel Advisory effective 1-21-21.
If you traveled to a state on the CT Travel Advisory and stayed longer than 24 hours, your child must obtain a COVID-19 test three days prior to leaving the state or upon return. A negative COVID-19 test must be presented to the school prior to your child’s reentry. The Department of Public Health also requires that you quarantine at home until you receive the results. As always, please report any exposures, illnesses and positive COVID cases to your child’s school nurse and complete the appropriate absence form.
Link To CT COVID resource page - https://portal. ct.gov/coronavirus/travel
- Access the CDC quarantine calendar start and end quarantine calendar to determine the start and end dates of quarantine for travelers returning to CT from restricted areas.