Bradley Linville, a dean at Harmony Middle School, is accused of molesting a minor.

OSCEOLA, Fla. In the first two weeks of the fall semester at Osceola County Public Schools, more than 450 people who came into contact with a person positive with COVID-19 were asked to quarantine by the Florida Department of Health, according to the latest report from the school district. Since the school week ending in Aug. 24, more than 36 schools have had students and/or staff asked to quarantine. A total of 26 students and 14 staff have tested positive for the respiratory illness as of the week ending in Aug. 31, according to the district. A majority of the people in quarantine are connected to a small number of schools, most of the schools with a high number in quarantine are high schools. However, the campus has been closed since Aug. 28 when 12 staff tested positive for the virus.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A student at Tohopekaliga High School has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting officials to ask an additional 22 students to quarantine, according to the Osceola School District. Cloud has had to shut down its campus entirely for two weeks after 10 teachers tested positive for the deadly respiratory illness. Ron DeSantis’ stance that children are less at risk for becoming seriously ill if they contract COVID-19. “You have to remember, the children have no serious risk from this disease, it’s very safe for them. According to the Florida Department of Health, 48,928 children across the state have tested positive for COVID-19 since March and eight pediatric deaths have been reported.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. The Florida Department of Health in Osceola County is providing free COVID-19 testing for students, teachers, and staff at Harmony Middle School after nearly a dozen staff members tested positive for the virus. The Osceola County school district announced its closing the middle school for two weeks. The county health department offered free testing on Saturday for people who were on campus. The free testing at Harmony Middle School is only for students, teachers, and staff who were on campus. The free drive thru testing is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the middle school.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. Harmony Middle School will shut its campus down for in-person learning for the next two weeks after 10 staff members tested positive for COVID-19. School District of Osceola County Superintendent Dr. Debra Pace sent a message to parents notifying them of the upcoming closure. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted multiple staff members at Harmony Middle School during this past week. According to the district, 595 students and 78 staff members have been in brick-and-mortar classrooms and Harmony Middle School this week. So far, Harmony Middle School is the only one thats made the decision to temporarily close its doors.