High school student deliberately went to school with COVID-19 because they were asymptomatic and believed they did not have to guarantee 14 days
- A student at Westmoore High School in Moore, Oklahoma, knowingly went to class with COVID-19
- Since the child was asymptomatic, they believed they did not need to be quarantined for the full 14 days
- 17 others who came into contact with the infected student are now being forced to quarantine at home
- Another student and baseball coach at Moore High School also tested positive
A high school student in Oklahoma deliberately went to school with COVID-19 because they were asymptomatic, and 17 others were forced to quarantine.
Officials at Westmore High School in Moore, a town just south of Oklahoma City, said a student who had tested positive for COVID-19 deliberately attended the first days of classes.
Dawn Jones, Moore Public School’s Public Information Office, told KFOR that administrators received an anonymous tip Thursday.
When school officials sought contact with the unidentified student, they said they thought it was okay to return to classes because they had no symptoms.
School officials said a student at Westmoore High School (pictured) in Moore, Oklahoma, knowingly went to classes while infected with COVID-19
“They were under the understanding that because they were asymptomatic, they did not have to guarantee the full 14-day period,” Jones said.
The parents shared a similar sentiment when asked and said they were declaring the end of the ‘children’ quarantine.
‘I do not know why people do things, why they make certain decisions. What they know is true and inform us, ‘Jones said.
Meanwhile, another student at nearby Moore High School and a baseball coach also tested positive before starting school. They are still quarantining.
Several schools nationwide have opened for the school year despite a spike in cases
A total of 22 students came into close contact with the two infected students and are now 14 days self-isolating.
“We will do absolutely everything in our power to protect and safeguard our students and our staff,” Jones told KFOR.
Both schools are scheduled for deep cleaning over the weekend and lessons will resume on Monday.
Oklahoma has recorded 47,700 confirmed infections and just over 650 deaths. Kern County, where Wesmore High School is located, has 3,192 cases and 57 deaths.
A number of schools across the country reopened for the year amid fears of coronavirus. Many shrugged to create possible school schedules and curricula that could be learned from home as person classes take effect.
Image: Students at Sequoyah High School change classes on the fourth day of the first week of face-to-face schooling in Cherokee County, Georgia
Images shared earlier this month showed some students wearing masks in full swing at North Paulding High School in Georgia
The Trump administration has been aggressively pushing for schools to reopen, using it as a clear sign that the country is returning to normal.
But a number of staff and students have already been forced to quarantine because confirmed cases arose within the first week of school.
Most recently, North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia, made national headlines when a photo taken by a student walking down the aisle was filled with teens wearing whispering face masks and no room for social distance.
As a result, the school reported six students and three staff members had positive tests for COVID-19.
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