School officials in Oklahoma say a student deliberately attended lessons with the coronavirus on the first day of school, thinking it was safe to do so because he was asymptomatic.
The student at Westmoore High School in Moore, just south of Oklahoma City, was “under the understanding that because they were asymptomatic … they did not have to be quarantined for the full 14-day period,” school officials told NBC- branch KFOR on Friday.
The Moore Public Schools Administration did not respond to requests for comment by phone or email to NBC News on Sunday, but said in a letter to parents that school nurses’ follow tracks within our school to identify students and staff who are potential exposed to the virus through close contact. ”
The student was identified after an anonymous tip on Thursday, the first day of classes for the school, according to KFOR. The child’s parents told the school that they had ‘declared’ the end of their child’s quarantine and thought it was safe to send him to school.
Moore schools announced that another student also tested positive for the virus, and 22 students who came in contact with the two students are now quarantined.
“We will do absolutely everything in our power to protect and protect our students and our staff,” school spokesman Dawn Jones told KFOR.
“I do not know why people do things, why they make certain decisions. What they know is true and inform us, “Jones said.
Oklahoma has recorded nearly 48,000 cases of COVID-19, including more than 650 deaths, since the beginning of the pandemic.
