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Lake County students return to class for face-to-face learning during COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Lake County students return to class for face-to-face learning during COVID-19 pandemicLAKE COUNTY, Fla. Thousands of students returned to the classroom on Monday as the Lake County school district has put widespread changes in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Karyn Roman is a freshman at South Lake High School and chose in-person learning to begin the year. "This is like a circumstance that we haven't seen and so everyone is just trying to figure everything out and we don't know really know everything," she said. District leaders said about half of all students have opted to return to the classroom with the other half choosing one of three distance learning options. To accommodate students learning at home, 4,000 Chromebooks were delivered to schools last week and more than 5,000 are expected over the next two weeks.
Free COVID-19 testing underway for Lake County students
Read full article: Free COVID-19 testing underway for Lake County studentsCLERMONT, Fla. Just days before the first day of school, Lake County students will have an opportunity to get tested for COVID-19. It's not mandatory for students but the tests are being offered for free. "The whole idea is to be able to start the school year in a way we hope will minimize the risk of the spread of COVID-19 in our schools," Sherri Owens, spokesperson for Lake County Schools said. Student testing will be available Tuesday through Friday from 7 a.m. to noon at East Ridge High School, Eustis High School, Umatilla High School and South Lake High School. The first day of school in Lake County is Aug 24.