RALSTON HIGH STAFF MEMBER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19; NO STUDENTS BELIEVED TO BE AT RISK

RALSTON- A staff member at Ralston High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to district spokesman Jim Frederick.Officials with the Ralston Public Schools received confirmation Monday afternoon, Frederick said. The staff member began having symptoms on March 16, he said.

Classes were not in session at the time. Students were last in the building March 12. The district has been closed to students since then. In a letter Monday to families of students, district officials said Douglas County Health Department officials believe no Ralston High School students are at risk because school has not been in session. 

The employee had direct contact with a limited number of staff members in only certain areas of the school, district officials said. Those employees have been notified.

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