Roxboro Student Tests Positive For COVID-19

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH — A student at Roxboro Elementary tested positive for COVID-19 this week, the Heights Schools announced.

The student was last in a school building on May 12. Crews have been paying special attention to the classroom the student was in, the district.

The student is asymptomatic and is quarantining at home, the Heights Schools said. No one has been identified who had close contact with the student.

"When staff and students who have been in district buildings test positive for COVID-19, we send notices to the families whose children attend the affected schools and to the staff members of those schools. We also post the notices on chuh.org and our District app, available for Android and iPhone. This document contains the process following a staff or student testing positive for COVID-19," Superintendent Elizabeth Kirby said.

While the COVID-19 vaccination process continues statewide, the Heights Schools encourage members of the community to do their part to stymie the spread of the virus. Common sense safety practices include:

• Wearing a face mask
• Social distancing
• Frequent hand washing with soap and water
• Hand sanitizing when soap and water are not available
• Staying home when you do not feel well
• Disinfecting high-touch surfaces regularly
• Not sharing food, drinks, cups and utensils
• Avoiding crowds