RENO, Nev. - A total of 80 students were exposed to COVID-19 in Washoe County, Nevada after a parent knowingly sent their child to school just two days after they tested positive for the virus, according to the Washoe County Health District.
The child, who is a student at Marce Herz Middle School in Reno, Nevada, tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 6 and came to school on Aug.
9, according to the health district. It is unknown if any of the children exposed were infected. "We had a situation during this investigation where a parent refused to communicate with our staff.
This led to a presumably-infectious child attending school two days after being notified of a positive COVID-19 test result.