Russellville School District

 Correction from Friday, September 25: 

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 It was stated that there was a 42% increase in students quarantined when actually it was a 75% increase. 

The corrected statistics are:

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• 12 active positive cases (5 last week) among students (11) and staff (1). 
• 9 staff members are quarantined (9 last week).
• 138 students are quarantined (79 last week) That is a 75% increase over last week. 
• A total of 159 students and staff are out of school or work as of this week (93 last week).

From the Office of the Superintendent: Friday, September 25, 2020 COVID-19 Friday Update

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Dr. Gotcher will provide weekly updates of the number of active positive cases and those quarantined among RSD students and staff. 

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As of this communication on September 25th we have:\r\n

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• 12 active positive cases (5 last week) among students (11) and staff (1). 
• 9 staff members are quarantined (9 last week).
• 138 students are quarantined (79 last week) That is a 42% increase over last week. 
• A total of 159 students and staff are out of school or work as of this week (93 last week).

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How does this compare to all of the residents within our community?

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According to the ACHI (Arkansas Center for Health Improvement) data on September 25th there were:

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• 1,367 cumulative positive cases in Russellville community (3% of community).
• 64 new cases as of September 25th (47 last week).

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Some things to keep in mind:

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Maintain your diligence in wearing face coverings at all outdoor school events. Please continue to encourage your students to wear face coverings consistently at all outdoor events and at off-campus events, like church, family gatherings, and other social activities.

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