This fall, parents and school employees have been forced to make extremely tough choices with scant, confusing and often contradictory health and safety guidance from their local, state and federal government.
In fact, the state of Florida has now gone so far as issuing gag orders on local health departments — in Duval, Orange and Flagler — keeping them from releasing Covid-19 data in schools.
Against this backdrop, FEA’s Safe Schools Report is an effort to collect and display important, factual information surrounding the opening of school campuses across the state. We hope that in some small way the information displayed on this page will help our members and Florida’s families find the crucial information they need to navigate the competing concerns brought on by the pandemic.
The Safe Schools Report is updated each Monday. It was last updated on May 10 at 2:30 p.m.
10
Florida school-age children (K-12) who have died from Covid-19. (source)
43
Florida active educators who have died from Covid-19 since Commissioner Corcoran’s July 6 Reopening Order.
- Date | Name | County
- April 20 Adam Fraum, Broward, Teacher
- March 22 | Teresa Twist, Marion, Teacher's Assistant
- March 5 | Carol Zuckerman, Broward, Teacher
- Feb. 20 | Larry Williams, Miami, Maintenance
- Feb. 16 | Donna Blatch, Miami, Bus driver
- Jan. 22 | Sherie Lynn McGary, Indian River, Media Center Assistant
- Jan. 20 | Jeanne Martin, Duval, Teacher's assistant
- Jan. 16 | Carl Carlson, Nassau, Bus Driver
- Jan. 16 | Alan Rosiene, Brevard, Professor
- Jan. 14 | Dorothy Wetherington, Alachua, Custodial supervisor
- Jan. 11 | Deborah Menendez-Holloway, Duval, Teacher
- Jan. 8 | Earl Graham, Orange, Coach
- Jan. 7 | Maria Hernandez, Polk, Paraprofessional
- Jan. 4 | Stacey Williams, Alachua, Coach
- Jan 4. | Julia Thomas ,Bay, Professor
- Jan 3. | Damon Richardson, Miami-Dade, Teacher
- Dec. 25 | Jeff Larson, Santa Rosa, Teacher
- Dec. 23 | Rosemary Collins, Pinellas, Teacher
- Dec. 20 | Julie Foshee-Knowell, Duval, Teacher
- Dec. 18 | Marilyn Foshee, Duval, Teacher
- Dec. 12 | Michael Kuenstle Alachua, Professor
- Dec. 10 | Elizabeth Toro, Brevard, Teacher
- Dec. 9 | Tom Russell, Flagler, Principal
- Nov 24 | lsrael "Izzy" Santiago, Highlands, Bus driver
- Nov. 13 |Tim Clyatt, Clay, Teacher
- Nov. 3 | Michael Wanner, Hillsborough, Teacher
- Nov 2 |Chaquetta "CoCo" Butler, Volusia, Paraprofessional
- Oct. 23 | Ricky Davis, Alachua, Bus Driver
- Oct. 9 | Gail Brusseau, Clay, Bus Driver
- Sept. 24 | Digneris Cirilo-Vego, Orange, Teacher
- Sept. 20 | Shyla Pennington, Volusia, Teaching Assistant
- Aug. 30 | Juan Carlos Sosa, Osceola, Custodian
- Aug. 20 | JoAnna Odom, Bay, Teacher
- Aug. 20 | Jason Stein, Broward, Athletic Director
- Aug. 11 | Elias Ramirez, Putnam, Teacher/Dean
- Aug. 1 | Troyanne "Ann" Hamm, Alachua, Bus Driver
- July 27 | Robert Shackelford, Sarasota, Teacher
- July 26 | Joe Austin, Santa Rosa, High school coach
- July 19 | Renee Dermott, Pasco, Teacher
- July 26 | Karen Bradwell, Leon, Mentoring Program Manager
- July 24 | Melissa "Missy" Hazlett, Hillsborough, IT Professional
- July 22 | Ramon Morales, Manatee, Custodian
- July 22 | Robert Shackelford, Sarasota, Teacher
- July 19 | Jordan Byrd, Leon, Custodian
(Above is a partial list based on published news reports. To submit additional information please use the form below.)
14.8%
Florida’s statewide Covid-19 pediatric positive testing rate. The Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 5% as the upper threshold of testing for students to return to school.
Each of Florida’s 67 counties are above 10%. (source)
110,139
Confirmed Florida PreK-12 students and staff who’ve tested positive for Covid-19.
- Orange, 1 student
- Wakulla, 1 student
- Okeechobee, 1 student
- Miami-Dade, 578 employees
- Manatee, unspecified
- Orange, 192 employees
- Gadsden, 8 employees
- Charlotte, 2 students
- Polk, 1 case
- Brevard, 15 employees
- Pinellas, 6 cases
- St. Lucie, 3 employees
- Osceola, 11 students and employees
- Lake, 8 cases
- Levy, 1 student
- St. Lucie, 1 student
- Hamilton, 1 student
- Suwannee, 1 student, 3 employees
- Osceola, 10 employees
- St. Lucie, 1 student
- Flagler, 2 employees
- Indian River, 1 student
- Indian River, 2 students
- Santa Rosa, 1 student
- Escambia, 3 cases
- St. Lucie, 1 student, 1 employee
- Osceola, 1 student
- Highlands, at least 6 students and staff
- St. Lucie, 1 student
- Pinellas, 12 students and staff
- Manatee, 2 students and staff
- Alachua, 1 student
- Pinellas, 8 staff
- Volusia, 2 students, 6 staff
- Nassau, 10 cases
- Walton, 1 student, 1 staff
- Indian River, 1 student
- St. Johns, 1 student
- Pasco, 1 case
- Indian River, 1 student
- Lake, 6 cases
- Osceola, 15 cases
- Nassau, 10 cases
- Escambia, 18 cases
- Indian River, 2 students, 1 employee
- Indian River, 2 students
- St. Lucie, 2 students, 1 employee
- Indian River, 3 students
- Brevard Public Schools Covid-19 Dashboard
- Duval County Public Schools Covid-19 Dashboard
- Hernando County School Distirct Covid-19 Reporting
- Hillsborough County Public Schools Covid-19 Dashboard
- Leon County Schools Covid-19 Dashboard
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools Covid-19 Dashboard
- Okaloosa County School District Covid Dashboard
- Orange County Public Schools Covid-19 Dashboard
- The School District of Palm Beach County Covid-19 Dashboard
- Polk County Public Schools Covid-19 Dashboard
- Putnam County Public District Covid-19 Dashboard
(Above is a partial list based on published news reports and cumulative school district reports. To submit additional information please use the form below.)
21,040
Confirmed Florida higher education students and staff who’ve tested positive for Covid-19.
(Above is a partial list based on published news reports and cumulative university reports. To submit additional information please use the form below.)
21*
Confirmed full-school closings since the first Florida schools started to reopen on Aug. 10.
- SOURCES:
- Osceola, middle school
- Brevard, elementary school
- Pasco, charter school
- Orange, high school
- *Leon, developmental research school (closed twice)
- Orange, high school
- Duval, high school
- MIami-Dade, high school
- Duval, high school
- Orange, high school
- St Lucie, middle/high school
- Bay, high school
- KIPP Jacksonville (3 campuses)
- *Gulf County (all schools in county closed for multiple days twice)
(Above is a partial list based on published news reports. To submit additional information please use the form below.)
1,235
Confirmed classroom closings and quarantines since the first Florida schools started to reopen on Aug. 10. This list includes full and partial classroom closings, as well as the classrooms from the full-school closings above.
- Martin, 4 classes
- Seminole, 2 classes
- Martin, 10 classes
- Bradford, 1 class
- Wakulla, 1 class
- Okeechobee, 1 class
- Jackson, 10 classes
- Osceola, 30 classes
- Levy, 1 class
- Pinellas, 8 classes
- Brevard, 25 classes
- Alachua, 1 class
- Brevard, 2 classes
- Pasco, 26 classes
- Orange, 104 classes
- Leon, 45 classes
- Orange, 117 classes
- Leon, 34 classes
- Duval, 98 classes
- Miami-Dade, 75 classes
- Duval, 59 classes
- St Lucie, 36 classes
(Above is a partial list based on published news reports. To submit additional information please use the form below.)
Want to share something about your school or district’s reopening?
Please to complete the reporting form to provide vital information if you have information regarding:
- An outbreak in a school or worksite
- A school worksite or classroom closure related to Covid-19
- A suppression of Covid exposure information
- A lack of adequate district/school administrator response to confirmed Covid cases
- Any other Covid related concern
Please leave your contact information to allow for confirmation, and we will guard your personal information and only share with your expressed permission.
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If you have an active health and safety emergency requiring immediate attention please contact your local union. If you are seeking legal assistance, please also contact your local union.