The School District of Osceola County was one of the first counties in Florida to submit its 2020-2021 school year plan to the state (Start Smart) – click here to learn more, and with that, they were able to communicate to the community what their response would be to positive COVID-19 cases that might occur within the district once educators, support staff, and students were back in schools.
According to the School District of Osceola County spokesperson, “the district takes each incident case by case and works with the Department of Health to ensure that we are following all guidelines for contact tracing and notifying those individuals who should quarantine, get tested, or monitor for symptoms. The majority of the incidents reported thus far occurred before school began so exposure to students has been limited.”
As we know school is back in session and this is the most recent data they are tracking with regards to COVID-19 incidents:
8/24/2020:
**These incidents took place over the two weeks of pre-planning or the first day of school
Celebration HS: 7 students and 1 adult under quarantine
Note: The exposure happened before school began, and they have not been on campus since school started on Monday, 8/24.
Celebration K-8: Notified six parents tested positive. Their children are quarantined (multiple).
Note: The exposure happened before school began, and they have not been on campus since school started on Monday, 8/24.
Harmony MS: 6 teachers in quarantine awaiting test results, 4 teachers with positive test results are in quarantine (pre-planning exposure)
Neptune ES: 5 teachers in quarantine, 1 with positive test result
Note: The exposure happened before school began, and they have not been on campus since school started on Monday, 8/24.
Ventura ES: 1 teacher in quarantine with negative test result
*Note: This teacher has not been around students
Hickory Tree ES: 1 teacher under quarantine with negative test result and three paraprofessionals under quarantine
District-Level Resource Teacher: under quarantine with a negative test result
*Note: this teacher has not been around students and exposure was outside of school.
8/25/2020:
KOA ES: Teacher under quarantine and has reported a negative test result.
St. Cloud HS: Two students reported positive tests before school began and are under quarantine. One teacher is under quarantine and awaiting test results.
*Note: Students have not been on campus
8/26/2020:
Denn John MS: An administrator is quarantined and awaiting test results as has immediate family member who is positive for COVID.
Thacker Avenue ES: Student has tested negative but is quarantined as older sister has COVID.
St. Cloud HS: One teacher quarantined and awaiting test results – no direct contact with students. Second teacher quarantined and getting tested because direct exposure to COVID from family member who tested positive.
Poinciana Academy of Fine Arts: Teacher quarantined because of symptoms (suspects another medical issue that is non-COVID related) and will get COVID test as precaution.
Sunrise ES: Teacher quarantined and will be COVID tested because immediate family member showing symptoms and getting tested.
Juvenile Justice Classroom: Paraprofessional exhibited symptoms so quarantined and will get tested.
Gateway HS: Student tested negative but is quarantining because parents tested positive.
Osceola HS: Teacher quarantining while waiting on test results.
Reedy Creek ES: Teacher quarantining while waiting on test results.
Harmony Community School: Teacher quarantined and getting tested because direct exposure to COVID from family member who tested positive.
**The exposure happened before school began, and the teacher has not been on campus since school started on Monday, 8/24.