niman Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Posted March 17, 2020 Fox Chapel Area School District: Student Whose Brother Has Coronavirus Came Back To High School March 17, 2020 at 12:11 pm FOX CHAPEL, Pa. (KDKA) – The Fox Chapel Area School District says a student whose sibling tested positive for coronavirus came back to the high school to get their belongings, and now they’re trying to identify people who could have been exposed to COVID-19. On the Fox Chapel Area School District’s website, it says two students have a brother who tested positive for coronavirus on Monday after he returned to the area Friday. It was also on Monday when the district says one of the siblings came to the high school between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to get their belongings. The district says it just learned about this on Tuesday. The students’ brother is not a student and was not in the school, the district says. His symptoms are mild. Now, the district says it’s working to identify and notify any students who could have come in contact with the student whose brother has coronavirus. On Tuesday, the Allegheny County Health Department said they have one new confirmed case of coronavirus and three additional presumptive cases. That brings the total number of cases in Allegheny County to 10, seven of them confirmed. https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/03/17/fox-chapel-area-high-school-students-coronavirus/
niman Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Posted March 17, 2020 Possible Health Concern at High School We want to make you aware that it was reported to us today, Tuesday, March 17, that two high school students have a brother who, the evening of Monday, March 16, tested positive for coronavirus after exhibiting mild symptoms upon his return to the area on Friday. The district was not made aware of this information until Tuesday. One of the siblings came to retrieve belongings at Fox Chapel Area High School on Monday between approximately 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The sibling who tested positive is not a student at Fox Chapel Area High School and was not in the school. The school district is in the process of identifying and attempting to notify any students who may have come in contact with the student while he/she was in the high school on Monday. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), if you develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your health care provider to obtain medical advice. https://www.fcasd.edu/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=21&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=2077&PageID=1
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