First Week: 986 ISS Students In Quarantine Or COVID Symptomatic

IREDELL COUNTY, NC — At least 69 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iredell-Statesville Schools during the first week of school and nearly 1,000 students were placed in quarantine due to potential school or community contact or due to having symptoms, according to school district data.

At least 10 school district staffers and 59 students tested positive for COVID-19 during the week of Aug. 20 through Aug. 26, ISS said Friday. At least seven of the cases were considered secondary spread within schools.

While the school district says it strongly encourages the use of masks inside school buildings, they are not mandatory. Masks are required by federal order on school buses.

Of the students reported as out, at least 583 were in quarantine due to a school contact, 201 were in quarantine from a possible community contact, and 202 were isolating with COVID-19 symptoms, ISS said.

Among staff members, at least eight were in quarantine due to a school contact, 10 were in quarantine from a possible community contact, and 23 were isolating with COVID-19 symptoms.

The ISS schools reporting positive COVID-19 cases from Aug. 20 - Aug. 26, 2021 include:

• Celeste Henkel Elementary
• Central Elementary
• Cloverleaf Elementary
• Cool Spring Elementary
• East Iredell Elementary
• N.B. Mills Elementary
• Lakeshore Elementary
• Scotts Elementary
• Sharon Elementary
• Shepherd Elementary
• Third Creek Elementary
• Woodland Heights Elementary
• East Iredell Middle
• Lakeshore Middle
• Oakwood Middle
• Third Creek Middle
• West Iredell Middle
• Agriculture and Science Early College
• Career Academy & Technical School
• Lake Norman High
• North Iredell High
• South Iredell High
• West Iredell High