Many teachers and families feared a spike in COVID-19 cases when Florida made the controversial push to reopen schools in August with in-person instruction.
The experts caution, however, that just because things went well for schools early doesn’t mean they can’t be the source of future problems. And they warned against reading the data as a reason to reopen all schools or abandon safety measures. “It’s one of those things where it’s not a problem until there is a problem,” said Dr. Katherine Auger, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine who studied the lives saved by spring school closures.Health researchers and educational experts are watching Florida for cues about what works to keep students, staff and the broader community safe amid a global pandemic.
In Martin County, along the Atlantic Coast, the school district logged more than 160 such requests so far. That’s nearly four times as many as those asking to switch from in-person to remote. COVID-19 cases “are leveling off and the trends are going in the right direction the preventative measures adopted by the school district community have been an essential part in stopping the spread of the virus,” Rouse said.
“Schools have worked so hard to put these measures in place,” Salemi said. “We need to stay vigilant. You can see the writing on the wall. Cases have spread pretty rapidly in college towns.”While state data does not show dramatic increases in positive tests among kids, the rate of infection has grown among some adults, primarily 18-to-25 year-olds.
The differences between kids and young adults can be seen in the coronavirus data throughout Florida for the past couple months. In the month before K-12 students returned to campus in Duval, 608 school-aged children tested positive and so did 974 young adults. In the month after school reopened, the state logged 312 cases among school-aged children and 747 among young adults, according to the USA TODAY analysis.
For perspective, about 0.17% of all Floridians tested positive in the past two weeks, according to state figures. During the state’s July peak, the figure was 0.74%.
So all the panic was nonsense... but...
We’re very happy a surge has not occurred in the first month back to school. We still lost a teacher to covid last week and grief counselors came to the elementary school. It’s always painful when someone dies.
'But experts warned' has to be the most meaningless phrase these days.
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Good news followed by fear news equals crappy news
That's because half the kids stayed home.
This is good news if it is declining but we must emphasize on cleaning surfaces and air out the buildings. Should still wear the mask and social distance until CDC give the clear that there is no more COVID or whatever it is out there!
I don't believe any data coming out of Florida
Saved you the confusion click. Oh and please don’t rely on FL reporting.
In other words the experts were wrong
Be safe
The narrative didn't work....but trust the narrative
Wrong headline. Better story.
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How do you know? Kids are mostly asymptomatic. Go get all the kids tested then see a more accurate picture
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Of course they did
Stay closed forever! Fear, INC.
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Everyone needs to ask the BIG question about mandatory testing. Teachers and students are not being tested. Most Testing sites have closed down. Remember Prez believes if we don't test, we don't have the actual COVID cases? That's what has been going on in FL since March.
Somebody is still asleep.
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So what's up with the title and story being 2 totally different topics If you're going to lie and fabricate stories, at least get your stories straight!
Umm, please fix your story.
Clowns
Something seems off with the title and the actual story. 🤦🏻♂️
Huh? Every single school in my county has had effected students and has infected students.... sooo
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