COVID-19 outbreak shuts down Modesto high school less than a week after students return to campus

Kristi Gross reports

THE CORONAVIRUS FOX FORTY'SKRISTI GROSS HAS MORE ON WHATTHAT MEANS FOR THE SCHOOL ANDOTHER CAMPUSES IN THATDISTRICT.LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER ASMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS WEREALLOWED TO RETURN TO CAMPUS ATGREGORY HIGH SCHOOL IN MODESTOTHE SCHOOLS NOW SHUT DOWNAFTER COVID-19 OUTBREAK AMONGSTAFF ON CAMPUS WE MADE THEDECISION AS A DISTRICT TO SHUTDOWN COREY.AS AT OUT OF AN ABUNDANCEOF CAUTION AND OUT OF THISCONCERN FOR THE SAFETY FORSTUDENTS AND STAFF MODESTOCITY SCHOOL SPOKESPERSON BECKYFORTUNA SAYS PARENTS WERENOTIFIED OF THE OUTBREAK SHESAYS ALL SCHOOL STAFF ANDSTUDENTS HAVE TEMPORARILYTRANSITION BACK TO DISTANCELEARNING INSTRUCTION WILL NOTBE INTERRUPTED IN ANY WAY WELLTHE SCHOOL IS CLOSED THEDISTRICT SAYS THE CAMPUS WILLBE DEEP CLEANED IN THOROUGHLYSANITIZED AND THEN WILL REMAINEMPTY UNTIL STAFF AND STUDENTSRETURN MONDAY OCTOBER 26TH,THIS ISN'T SOMETHING WE WANTGO THROUGH WE WILL BE.PRACTICE SEEN OR SOCIALDISTANCING STANDARDS WEARINGMASKS HAND SANITIZATION TOAVOID HAVING TO GO THROUGHTHIS AT ANY OF OUR OTHERSCHOOL SITES.

THE DISTRICTSAYS NONE OF THE STAFF THATTESTED POSITIVE HAD ANY DIRECTCONTACT WITH STUDENTS ONCAMPUS AND SAYS ALL SAFETYMEASURES WERE BEING FOLLOWEDWE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THESTUDENTS ARE SAFE, NONE OF THESTUDENTS HAVE A POSITIVE TESTSAND SO WHEN OUR STAFF RETURNSTO CAMPUS WILL JUST DOUBLEDOWN ON THOSE PROTOCOLS.MOVE FORWARD THE DISTRICTIS NOW THINKING PARENTS FORTHEIR PATIENCE DURING THISTIME WE LIKE TO REMIND THEMTHAT WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHERAND WE APPRECIATE THEIRSUPPORT AND WE REMAINDEDICATED TO THEIR STUDENTSEDUCATION IN MODESTO KRISTIGROSS FOX, 40 NEWS.MODESTO CITY SCHOOLS IS