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Madera High Student Tests Positive for COVID-19, School Shutters Athletics
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By Nancy Price, Multimedia Journalist
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July 31, 2020

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Madera High School has suspended all athletic workouts after a student-athlete tested positive for COVID-19, athletic director John Fernandez said Thursday.

The student, who was not identified, was exposed this month to the coronavirus by a person off campus and away from all school facilities and activities.

Positive Test Reported to School on Wednesday

The exposure and infection occurred when the athletics program was idle from July 18 through Sunday and was reported to school officials Wednesday, Fernandez said.

The high school, following the Madera Unified School District Athletic Department guidance, immediately suspended all scheduled workouts until further notice and notified students and their families.

Fernandez said it’s district procedure to suspend all small pod workouts when a student has been exposed to COVID-19, out of an abundance of caution.

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Nancy Price,
Multimedia Journalist
Nancy Price is a multimedia journalist for GV Wire. A longtime reporter and editor who has worked for newspapers in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois and Kansas, Nancy joined GV Wire in July 2019. She previously worked as an assistant metro editor for 13 years at The Fresno Bee. Nancy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her hobbies include singing with the Fresno Master Chorale and volunteering with Fresno Filmworks. You can reach Nancy at 559-492-4087 or Send an Email

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