Close to 100 San Mateo High students are now recovering from COVID-19 after attending prom earlier this month.
So far, all of the cases have been reported as mild or asymptomatic. The district said they’ve now been testing students daily.
“The state’s guidance right now for K-12 is masks are strongly recommended but not required, so the same will go for our proms,” said Jennifer Maddox, Director Of Communications and Engagement at the San Jose Unified School District. The San Jose Unifed School District said COVID-19 played a big role in selecting venues for their proms, which are taking place late this month and in May. Three of their schools will have prom at Levi’s Stadium, where an outdoor venue is a possibility.
“Most of the schools are planning to do more of an appetizer style, where you stand in order type arrangement, instead of a seated dinner, which should also help with not having people all congregated in the same spot for a long period of time,” Maddox said.“They should organize prom to where like in the entrance, they sanitize everyone there and make sure they are all wearing their mask properly, so they don’t get infected like what happened in San Mateo,” he said.
Students at San Jose High School will have prom at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, where two walls will be removed so students have both an indoor and outdoor location. Hopefully making Perez and others feel better when they see their children walk out their door in a tux and tie.
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