The Washington School District has informed Elementary School parents of a possible case of monkeypox. In a letter dated Monday, Superintendent George Lammay says “a child suspected of having monkeypox or another disease with a similar presentation was present at school” on Monday. He says the “District will not have confirmation of the diagnosis for up to three days”. The district immediately sanitized all physical locations that the suspected child accessed before being removed from school. The letter says any child identified as a potential close contact would receive a separate notice with additional information. Monkeypox and similar diseases spread between people through direct contact with an infectious rash, body fluids or by respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact.