This school year we have had a total of 83 positive cases of COVID-19 occurring among FMSL students and staff. (5/23/22)
Figure 1. Count of student & staff cases to date
Figure 2. Positive cases by setting
Figure 3. Positive cases by month
Similar to the greater Salt Lake community, FMSL experienced a major spike in positive cases during the month of January 2022. At that time, MCS had 36 cases reported over 24 consecutive days.
In April 2022, following modified guidelines from the CDC and the Utah Health Department and improved community transmission numbers, FMSL moved to making masking indoors optional. Within 2 weeks positive cases occurred across 9 separate school settings. Masking indoors was reinstated and, fortunately, community spread was able to be contained to one early childhood classroom.
Gratitude
Public safety measures and guidance shifted and changed frequently this year. We are grateful to the Health and Safety Committee for their advice and support as we navigated these changes.We would also like to express our gratitude to FMSL parents and staff. This has been a challenging year and we are so very grateful for the grace everyone has extended to the community.