VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The following is a news release from Valley City Public Schools Superintendent Josh Johnson.

Clarification on Pending Tests for COVID-19:

Johnson said, “we do not recommend keeping students/staff out of school if any individual within the house is being tested and is “Asymptomatic”. This would include individuals tested because of employment and/or individuals participating in mass testing events.

1) Pending COVID-19 Tests
If an individual in the house is being tested for COVID-19 and if a student would subsequently be considered a close contact, we do not want the student in school or activities until a negative test has been confirmed and/or the quarantine period has expired. In the last week we have had students present in school and in activities while parents were waiting for test results.”

Josh Johnson

Superintendent

Valley City Public Schools

(701) 845-0483