The Ephrata School District COVID-19 Dashboard reports information regarding the confirmed positive COVID-19 cases of staff and students participating in on-campus learning and activities. This page was created to inform the community of positive COVID-19 cases among our students, faculty, and staff who are participating in person.
When an active case is confirmed, it is added simultaneously to both the "past 14 days" column and "cumulative" column on the Ephrata School District’s COVID-19 dashboard.
In partnership with the Grant County Health District, individuals believed to be in close contact* with positive cases, and those deemed at risk, will be notified directly and provided with quarantine instructions.
If your student’s classroom, bus route, or school activity experiences a positive case of COVID-19, parents/guardians will receive one of the following communications (with instructions), depending on their student's proximity to a person who tested positive:
(1) notification that your student has been identified as a close contact* with the positive case and your student is deemed to be at risk; or
(2) If the positive case was ON campus during their contagious period, you will receive notification that your student’s classroom, bus route, or school activity has a positive case, but your student has not been identified as a close contact*.
*Close contact = less than 6 feet distance for a total of 15 minutes or more in a 24 hr period to a person with COVID-19. For potential classroom exposures, physical distancing and face mask practices will be considered when determining quarantine.
Reopening Washington Schools 2020 District Planning Guide DOH/OSPI Guidance
Resources for COVID-19 Grant County Health District School Re-Opening Information
WACs (Washington Administrative Code) relating to control of contagious disease:
Grant County Health District, under Public Health authority per WAC 246-100, is legally allowed to share information with school districts that is needed for a disease investigation to mitigate the spread and risk of disease.
WAC 246-110-020 (1) When a school or childcare center becomes aware of the presence of a contagious disease at the facility, as defined in WAC 246-110-010, the officials at the school or childcare center shall notify the appropriate local health officer for guidance.