Stories tagged: "schools reopening"

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Coronavirus Puerto Rico Teachers Federation Slams March School Reopening

The president of the federation said schools are not ready to open because of the high COVID-19 positivity rate and the over 100 school buildings in disrepair after last year's earthquakes.

January 5, 2021 6:22 pm EST Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
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Coronavirus How to Track COVID-19 Cases in Your Child’s School If You Live in Florida

Now Miami-Dade and Broward County public schools, as well as some state universities, have also created COVID-19 dashboards to track confirmed cases among students and employees.

October 9, 2020 3:58 pm EDT Giselle Balido Giselle Balido
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Coronavirus Central Florida Reports Increase in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

CDC says that higher hospitalization rates will continue for the next four weeks.

October 7, 2020 4:02 pm EDT Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz
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Coronavirus Florida Orders Some Counties to Hide Data as COVID-19 Cases Spike in School-Age Children

Because the state ordered some counties to keep health data secret citing privacy issues, parents in parts of the state don’t know if the outbreaks are related to their schools.

September 11, 2020 12:43 pm EDT Giselle Balido Giselle Balido
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Coronavirus UPDATED: This Map Shows Where and Who Coronavirus Has Hit the Hardest This Week in Florida

As of September 4, 51,961 children have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida. Cases increased after schools opened in some parts of the state.

September 4, 2020 4:05 pm EDT Giselle Balido Giselle Balido

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Coronavirus Fla. Teachers Retiring Early for Fear of Returning to Campus. Gov. DeSantis Pushes Reopening Anyway

DeSantis’ administration instructed schools not to close just because a student shows symptoms, without first calling state officials to discuss it.

August 20, 2020 2:48 pm EDT Giselle Balido Giselle Balido
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Coronavirus More than 40,000 Kids in Florida Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

Florida ranked seventh in the nation in cumulative COVID-19 cases per 100,00 children.

August 18, 2020 11:22 am EDT Giselle Balido Giselle Balido