Dawn Clemens Katherine Turner Steven Miller Anthony Lawson Vanessa Drumm Scott Harding, Jr.

Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal

October 27, 2014 

Dear members of the Peabody Community,

 At Peabody we highly value and are committed to fostering a learning environment where students

feel safe and secure.  We also want to clearly communicate with parents about issues when they

arise. 

On the next page, you wil l find a copy of a letter from the Department of Health regarding meningitis.

Please read this letter as it contains very important information. However, we understand that this

illness is sure to raise many emotions, concerns and questions for our entire school, especially our

students, so we want to share the steps we have taken to protect our community. 

To be clear, we have taken and are continuing to take every precaution we can in an e#ort to ensure

the health and safety of our students and sta#. Since this morning, we have had between three and

six custodians in our school building disinfecting surfaces that children and sta#  members may

touch. Cleaning will occur throughout the day and we are scheduling more intensive cleaning this

evening. 

We also plan to reinforce our cleaning protocols in our classrooms to ensure that students and sta# 

are taking the proper steps regarding personal hygiene.

Parents should remind their children to wash their hands frequently, but especially before preparing

food or drink or after using the bathroom. Wash anything that has been in contact with an ill person

with hot soapy water and a mild bleach solution. 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the steps we are taking at Peabody to address this

situation, please feel free to contact me. If you have any questions regarding meningitis, please refer

to the contact information on the next page. Thank you again for your cooperation and support. 

Sincerely, 

Dawn Clemens,

Principal, Peabody Primary Campus of the Capitol Hill Cluster 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Peabody Early Childhood Campus 425 C St. NE, Washington, DC 20002 202.698.3277(p) 202.698.3275(f)Watkins Elementary Campus  420 12th St. SE, Washington, DC 20003 202.698.3355 (p) 202.698.8278(f)

Stuart-Hobson Middle School Campus 410 E St. NE, Washington, DC 20002 202.671.6010 (p) 202.698.4720(f)

www.capitolhillclusterschool.org   www.dcps.dc.gov