Dear LR Parent/Guardian: It has been nearly a week since ...

[Pages:2]March 12, 2020

Dear LR Parent/Guardian:

It has been nearly a week since our last email and the coronavirus continues to be the top story in the news. Now closer to home with one (1) confirmed Missouri case of the coronavirus in the St. Louis area, we felt it was appropriate to share a second update with the LR community.

We continue to stay in contact with our County Health Departments and Missouri Health and Senior Services, as well as other medical professionals in our area. We are also now monitoring the CDC website for travel advice. At this point we are not altering our daily schedule, or evening activities at LR.

If there were infections in our community, public health officials may recommend specific measures to lessen the possibility of the spread of infection in our schools. Closing schools would most likely be at the recommendation of public health officials in the region or at the direction of state leadership. It would also be possible that the Superintendent and Board of Education would make the decision to close school if staffing becomes an issue or students become infected.

Our desire is to utilize our partnership with you in hopes of educating all students on how they can help mitigate the risk of spreading all viruses. Please continue to educate students on the preventive measures you can take to protect yourself from colds and the flu, which are the same measures that prevent the spread of coronavirus:

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use a hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available.

Stay home if you are sick and avoid contact with others.

Avoid contact with people who are sick.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

Cover your mouth/nose with a tissue or sleeve of your elbow when coughing or sneezing.

Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

In addition to these individual efforts, each year during the cold and flu season our maintenance and custodial staff take extra measures to prevent the spread of germs. With the heightened awareness and concern of the coronavirus spreading into the Southwest Missouri area, we have been diligently taking the following actions:

Extra hand sanitizer and wipes are available for students and staff.

In addition to the normal sanitation measures, the custodial staff is conducting an extra disinfecting regimen with electrostatic sanitizing sprayers purchased for each school.

Disinfecting common area surfaces and high touch points multiple times per day.

 Buses are being fogged or sprayed routinely. Reminders over the intercom to students about basic guidelines. At the younger grades, Nurses are going into classrooms to discuss the basic guidelines. Please know our top priority at LR is the health and safety of our students and staff, and we always take this responsibility seriously. Thank you for your continued partnership to keep our students safe. We will continue to monitor the situation and communicate with you further as necessary. Sincerely,

LR Schools

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