Washoe County School District reports six new cases of COVID-19

By Brian Bahouth ● Education ● August 30, 2020 March 17, 2023

The Washoe County School District (WCSD) has received word of six new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

WCSD is working in partnership with the Washoe County Health District to conduct contact tracing. The Washoe County Health District has determined:

One positive at Reed High School, some exclusions
One positive at Lemelson STEM Academy, some exclusions
One positive at Mendive Middle School, no exclusions
One positive at Spanish Springs High School, no exclusions
One positive at Hunsberger Elementary, some preliminary 24-hour exclusions while further contact tracing occurs
One positive at Drake Elementary, some preliminary 24-hour exclusions while further contact tracing occurs

The schools are following enhanced cleaning protocols per the Washoe County Health District and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines.

Out of privacy concerns, no other information will be shared regarding the individuals.

For more information, visit the district’s website at www.washoeschools.net for a link to the Reopening Plan and the WCSD/WCHD Outbreak Response Plan.

Author

Brian Bahouth

Brian has been a public media producer for the better part of 25 years. He has been news director at three public radio stations, KRZA serving Alamosa, Colorado and Taos, New Mexico, KUNR in Reno, KVMR in Nevada City, California, and Brian was a co-founder of KNVC community radio in Carson City, 95.1 FM. He has reported for Capital Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio, and has filed numerous reports for the Pacifica Network News and National Public Radio. He holds a BA in English from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, and an MA in English from the University of Nevada Reno. Brian is a veteran of the sea-going US Navy, ‘79-’85. He and his wife have lived in Reno since 1999.