As school resumes a school employee in Clear Lake tests positive

Employee isolated at home

Report./// as students get back to the books for the new school year ?

"* we're learning one school employee from clear lake public schools has tested positive for coronavirus.

Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki is live with the details and reaction.

Nick?

Xxx yes george ?

"* there are very few details about the positive test.

That news was released by the district.

We do know the person is at home self?

"* isolating.

Still the news is unnerving for parents and students who are starting a new school year.

Xxx "i just don't like it.

Because i don't want to get corona."

Harper geitzenauer starts third grade in clear lake tomorrow.

While she's as aware of the novel coronavirus as an eight year old can be, she's far from worried.

Instead, she's anxious to see everyone she's missed over the long summer.

"my teachers and my friends and just going back to school in a normal life."

Justin asche's kids go to school in garner.

He tells me he's not too concerned about covid?

"*19 spreading in our classrooms. "i think that will probably be a potential, but i also think there's been quite a few people that have been in the mix the whole time and so i don't know how much of an explosion there will be.

Especially in this area where we're quite free and opened up, which is nice."

Just to be on the safe side ?

"* asche is practicing healthy habits with his family to keep the virus at bay.

"i guess we've even buffered that.

Making sure we're taking our vitamins, getting good sleep and just being proactive instead of just responsive."

His daughter trinity barely started school in garner.

She says there's a lot to get used to.

"i'm thinking it's fun but a lot of work because we're all in different grades and all in different halls."

Her dad is glad to see the kids going back.

He hopes the return of routine will be good for his kids.

"this was the final piece and in all of our communities, adults went back to work.

We had different industries just going back trinity tells me she won't be masking up when she goes back to class.

Masks aren't being required by the garner?

"* hayfield?

"* ventura district.

Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, kimt news 3.

Thanks nick.

Local and state health officials are going to be notifying anyone who has come in contact with the employee from the clear lake