Dear DPS Families,
If your student is at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19, please contact your building principal ASAP.
The CDC provided the following clarification:
People of any age with the following conditions are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19:
- Cancer
- Chronic kidney disease
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
- Down Syndrome
- Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant
- Liver disease
- Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 or higher)
- Serious heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
- Sickle cell disease
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Marcus Lewton, Ed.D.
Interim Superintendent
Phone: 701.456.0002
444 4th St W, Dickinson ND 58601
Web: www.dickinson.k12.nd.us/