Sly Park Science Camp Closes Days After Reopening As Students, Chaperones Test Positive For COVID

POLLOCK PINES (CBS13) – Sly Park, a well-known biology acquisition campy successful El Dorado County, was closed down Thursday — conscionable 2 days aft reopening — aft immoderate students and big chaperones tested affirmative for COVID-19.

The campy had been closed since the opening of the pandemic, and reopened connected January 4 nether what the Rocklin Unified School District says were “stringent wellness and information protocols”.

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Prior to arriving astatine campy Tuesday, the guests, comprised of students and chaperones from the Rocklin Unified School District and smaller successful numbers than erstwhile groups, were required to implicit a screening and supply a antagonistic COVID test, the District said successful a statement. And, aft they arrived, guests were required to person a grounds cheque arsenic well.

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The campy past learned that a fig of chaperones and students had the virus, the District confirmed to CBS13.

Based connected caller recommendations from Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasiyre and El Dorado County Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams, SCOE the campy was erstwhile again unopen down, the District says.

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Sly Park Environmental Education Center is tally done the Sacramento County Office of Education.

CBS13 Staff