The Taylorville School District made a couple of announcements on Monday evening. The first was to inform the public of a staff member from Taylorville North School who has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee is currently quarantined and the school district is working with the Christian County Health Department to conduct contact tracing. The Health Department does not believe at this time that there were any additional exposures to other staff members or students. 

The last time the employee was on campus was on Friday and deep cleaning and sanitation of areas that were used by the employee have already been conducted. 

In other news, the School District announced that an assistant football coach has been placed on administrative leave after an investigation into criminal misconduct. The School doesn’t believe any person associated with the district was ever in danger, and in an issued statement from the district, the school has confidence that all children and staff are and remain safe.

In the press release from Dr. Chris Dougherty, Taylorville Superintendent, she writes, “We are grateful for the quick work of our local police department to identify the subject and to provide us with sufficient information to keep our students and staff safe while the criminal process takes its course.  Should you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact school administration.”

As always if you have concerns contact the school district at 824-4951 or the Taylorville Police Department at 824-2211.