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Westwood Summer Program Instructor Tests Positive For COVID-19

In an email to Westwood Public Schools parents, Superintendent Emily Parks reported that contact tracing has begun.

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In an email sent to Westwood Public Schools parents on July 15, 2020, Superintendent Emily Parks informed the community that a program staff member in the Extended School Year special education program tested positive for COVID-19.

Contact tracing from the Westwood Department of Public Health has begun, and the Downey School has been closed to be cleaned "in accordance with [Centers for Disease Control] guidelines.

See the email below.

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