Some Blue Valley parents at odds with district's approach to quarantine directives

Protest held Sunday at a school

"It's been a mess for surebecause itseems there's no clear planthere'sno solid directionAFTER A STAFF MEMBERAT BLUE VALLEYELEMENTARY SCHOOL WASEXPOSED TO THECORONAVIRUS.... THEDISTRICT ORDEREDHUNDREDS OF STUDENTSTO QUARANTINE.AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGSHOWS US -- THATDECISION LEFT MANYPARENTS UPSET.Chris Kulesa, parent of kids atelementary school"I don't see the reason whythey need to quarantine acouple hundred kids for onesupposed case."STANDING OUTSIDETIMBER CREEKELEMENTARY SCHOOLDOZENS OF PARENTSBROUGHTSIGNSEXPRESSINGTHEIR CONCERNS OVERTHE Blue Valley SCHOOLDISTRICT'S HANDLING OF ACOVID-19 CASE IN aclassroom.The district told 41 ActionNews that on Wednesdaythey, "became aware of apotential COVID-19 exposurein one of its elementaryschools.

The District notifiedthe County HealthDepartment, and the HealthDepartment issued quarantinedirectives."In a letter addressed to BlueValley's superintendent onSaturday, it stated certainBlue Valley students had closecontact with someone whotested positive for COVID-19.And that to contain thespread, students who wereexposed should quarantine for14 days.That decision doesn't sit wellwith Anna Vinson whose threekids attend Timber Creek andnow have to stay home.Anna Vinson, parent of two 5thand2nd grader at Timber Creek"None of this made sense tome why they shut down theschool for hundreds of kids inthe school."Elementary school kids in THEBLUE VALLEY SCHOOLDISTRICT are currently in thehybrid model - attending classin-person two days a week.Nick StarlingTHESE PARENTS SAYS IT'SMORE DETRIMENTAL TOTHEIR KIDS' HEALTH TO BEVIRTUAL LEARNING ATHOMETHEN TO BE INTHE SCHOOLBUILDINGEVEN WITH APOTENTIALLY POSITIVECOVID-19 CASE.Michelle Mitchell, Blue Valleyparent"These kids are more at risknot being educated than theyare being in school.Chris Kulesa, parent of kids atelementary school"This is one case, whathappens when you got thelibrarian or another student ora teacher, are they going toshut half the school down 3 or4 potential cases."But for now - those hundredsof kids will need to remain inquarantine.REPORTING IN OVERLANDPARKNICK STARL