UPDATE:Â The Pima County Health Department notified the Amphitheater School District on Sept. 18 that a Copper Creek Elementary employee who tested positive for COVID-19 test was not at work during the contagious period. Therefore the eight students and four staff who the health department advised to quarantine for 14 days were allowed to return to school on Monday, Sept. 21.
Eight children and four staffers are in quarantine after a classroom employee at an Oro Valley school tested positive for COVID-19.
Amphitheater School District closed a special education classroom at Copper Creek Elementary, 11620 N. Copper Spring Trail, after the employee tested positive for coronavirus, potentially exposing eight students and three other staff members, including one teacher.
A look at the first day of in-person classes at Copper View Elementary School as Sahuarita Unified District begins reopening efforts, on Sept. 17, 2020. (Josh Galemore / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥)
The district found out about the positive case on Sept. 16 and asked the students and staff to quarantine for 14 days.
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The room itself will be closed for 24 hours for cleaning, and the district notified everyone who came into contact with the employee who tested positive, says Amphitheater spokeswoman Michelle Valenzuela.
The employee hadn’t been in the school since Sept. 11 because she wasn’t feeling well.
There is no reason to believe she contracted the virus at the school, Valenzuela said.
Photos: Back-to-school in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ during the pandemic
"Mustang Stampede"
Maddy Jacobs, 7, middle, reaches for her remote learning tool kit from her teacher, Kris Green, as her friend, Carly Kupinski, 6, watches during a "Mustang Stampede" at Manzanita Elementary School for the first day of school on August 17, 2020.Â
First Day of School, John B. Wright Elementary
Augusta Iranzi, center, attends his teachers online class while monitors Jasmine Phillip, left, and Nadifo Yusuf, watch students inside a classroom at John B. Wright Elementary School, 4311 E. Linden St., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on August 17, 2020. About 10 students came to school for online instruction under the guidance of classroom monitors.
"Mustang Stampede"
Lily Baser, 8, identifies herself for easy remote learning tool kit pickup during a "Mustang Stampede" at Manzanita Elementary School for the first day of school on August 17, 2020.Â
"Mustang Stampede"
Krista Westmoreland, left, a third grade teacher, shows the remote learning tool kit of a student to Anna Ames, music teacher, during the "Mustang Stampede" at Manzanita Elementary School for the first day of school on August 17, 2020.Â
"Mustang Stampede"
Maya Brown, 9, rides in style for her remote learning tool kit pickup during a "Mustang Stampede" at Manzanita Elementary School for the first day of school on August 17, 2020.Â
"Mustang Stampede"
Multiage teachers Kris Green left, and April Pollow greet and cheer on their students during a "Mustang Stampede" at Manzanita Elementary School for the first day of school on August 17, 2020.Â
"Mustang Stampede"
Maddy Jacobs, 7, left, waves to her teacher as she stands in the sunroof with her friend, Carly Kupinski, 6, during a "Mustang Stampede" to pickup their remote learning tool kit at Manzanita Elementary School for the first day of school on August 17, 2020.Â
"Mustang Stampede"
For the first day of school teachers at Manzanita Elementary School greeted their students during a "Mustang Stampede" and handed out remote learning tool kits on August 17, 2020.Â
"Mustang Stampede"
Kim Boling, principal at Manzanita Elementary School, greets her students and parents with a mustang during the "Mustang Stampede" for the first day of school on August 17, 2020.Â
First Day of School, John B. Wright Elementary
Yarani Martinez gives a monitor a thumbs up to inform the monitor that his online class is working after classes began at John B. Wright Elementary School, 4311 E. Linden St., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on August 17, 2020. About 10 students came to school for online instruction under the guidance of classroom monitors.
First Day of School, John B. Wright Elementary
Alice Flores, right, watches as her grandson Jesus Silva is escorted to the cafeteria before classes began at John B. Wright Elementary School, 4311 E. Linden St., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on August 17, 2020. About 10 students came to school for online instruction under the guidance of classroom monitors.
First Day of School, John B. Wright Elementary
Augusta Iranzi follows the directions on the floor while being escorted to a classroom at John B. Wright Elementary School, 4311 E. Linden St., in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, Ariz. on August 17, 2020. About 10 students came to school for online instruction under the guidance of classroom monitors.
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