Lexington City Schools Worker tests positive for coronavirus after beginning to feel sick

LEXINGTON, N.C. — A staff member with Lexington City Schools recently tested positive for the coronavirus, this past Wednesday.

Lexington City Schools says the employee worked the child nutrition program last Friday and began feeling sick on Sunday.

“The staff member self-reported the positive test to Lexington City Schools, which we confirmed with our local public health department,” Superintendent Dr. Anitra Wells said on behalf of Lexington City Schools in a released statement. “In accordance with privacy laws and school policy we will not release any additional identifying information about this person.”

The school system says all child nutrition operations were suspended Wednesday and will proceed Thursday.

“All child nutrition staff, volunteers and drivers who came in contact with this staff member are now self-quarantined.”

Lexington City Schools says all child nutrition operations have now moved to another location which was not previously used for meal preparation or delivery.

And says no staff or drivers who were previously involved in food preparation and distribution will be utilized as their food program restarts Thursday.

“All food products which were on hand previously have been discarded and will not be used.”

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