COVID school district data available on state website
Thursday, August 27, 2020 5:51 pmToday, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that school district data reflecting the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in each school district will be reported on the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) website. This data will be reported for each district with more than five confirmed cases and will be updated each Monday and Thursday. Additionally, trend information on new cases in school district zones can be found on the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) website. The number of cases reported on the ACHI website reflects all cases within a school district zone and is not reflective of only students and staff. VBSD has a Point of Contact (POC) identified to be our liaison with ADH and a process in place to help minimize the risk in our schools. As cases associated with students or staff in the school district are confirmed, those individuals will be notified by health department officials. Any student or staff member who has been identified as a probable close contact will be notified by health department officials or the District’s POC and will be advised of next steps. For the privacy of students and staff, VBSD will not be sharing any detailed information related to individual cases. We are committed to providing the safest learning environment and will continue to follow the guidance provided by the CDC and the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in conjunction with the Arkansas Department of Health.