Blennerhassett reopening Tuesday
Blennerhassett Middle School will reopen on Tuesday when all schools return to session, Wood County Schools announced.
The school was temporarily closed Friday due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among students. Schools were closed Monday for Labor Day.
Contact tracing and deep-cleaning of the school were completed this weekend, the system said.
The School Recovery and Guidance Document, including who should quarantine after a Covid-19 exposure, also was updated. The update is at https://5il.co/y5mx. In the event of a confirmed COVID-positive exposure: students who have been vaccinated do not have to quarantine; students attending a county with a universal mask requirement such as Wood County Schools, and are unvaccinated will need to quarantine if within 6 feet of a confirmed case in high-risk areas such as cafeterias or extracurricular settings where mask are not worn.
Quarantine will last for 7-10 days. More details on those options are available in the guidance document.