River Ridge To Follow Its Own Quarantine Policy

River Ridge School District in Wisconsin intends to uphold its new quarantine policy that enables asymptomatic students to attend school after being exposed to a positive COVID-19 case. The decision from the River Ridge School Board comes in defiance of the county’s health officer, who recently ordered the district to prevent multiple students from attending school and extracurricular activities until they completed a mandatory quarantine. District leaders complied this week but then said at a school board meeting that they will no longer do so, even if the county health officer, Jeff Kindrai, issues them another order.  The dispute between the school district and county occurred after the board changed its contact-tracing policies in late October. While people who test positive for COVID-19 still must isolate for 10 days, the district permits close contacts to remain in school, provided they wear a mask for two weeks and remain asymptomatic. Students also must undergo daily screenings by the school’s nurse aide.