Madison Schools Leader Says School System Monitors Ebola Concerns

October 16, 2014

Dear Friends:

You may be aware that on Thursday morning, October 16, Yale-New Haven Hospital announced that it is treating a patient for Ebola-like symptoms (EVD). The hospital is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department of Public Health to have the patient tested for the virus. Results should be available tomorrow. It is our understanding that this patient, a Yale researcher, recently returned from Liberia and had been voluntarily sequestered. Apparently, the patient developed a fever last night and was admitted to Yale in accordance with the hospital’s protocols.

I want to assure you that together with Madison’s Director of Public Health, John Bowers, and the Madison Public Schools Medical Advisor, Dr. Karen Goldberg, we will closely monitor these events as they unfold. We understand the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, the CT State Department of Health, and the American College Health Association, and will continue to communicate with the Director of Public Health and our Medical Advisor. We will work to ensure a prompt and thorough evaluation of any potential medical concern that may impact our school community.

We encourage you to read the following resources: CDC Response to 2014 Ebola in United States.

As always, if you suspect that your child is ill or developing an illness, please do not send him / her to school and consider contacting your health care provider.

If you have any specific questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me directly atscaricet@madison.k12.ct.us.

Sincerely,

Thomas R. Scarice

Superintendent