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A school threat reported to authorities by students and parents at Olympia High School has been determined to be unfounded, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

A parent of a student at West Orange High School said a move to entirely virtual schooling over the next two weeks is necessary, but there still are reservations. The move is coming after school district leaders said there were at least 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Paul Oteng has a senior at West Orange and said his daughter’s safety means the most. “Through contact tracing, the Florida Department of Health is issuing 159 quarantine letters at West Orange High School," OCPS said to parents. “I’m still not going to send her back,” said Jeniffer Grafals, a parent of a student at Olympia High School.

She said they’ve been waiting weeks to get one from Orange County Public Schools. However, with the temporary closure due to COVID-19 cases connected to the school, he’s now at home doing LaunchEd. She said he’s been on a list, waiting to get a computer for weeks now, with no indication as to when it will happen. If the need of replacements exceeds the number of laptops a school has, then they are placed on a waiting list. Devices are being provided to schools and are being distributed to students on a waiting list,” said Michael Ollendorff.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – After officials with the Florida Department of Health traced several coronavirus cases to a birthday party attended by Olympia High School students, the decision was made to close the campus for two weeks to prevent the spread of the virus. The district closed the campus for two weeks beginning Monday after six individuals tested positive, though one additional case is still pending. Pino said it’s possible more students attended the party but it has proved difficult to determine the exact number. “The (school) board had to move an entire school into quarantine and distance learning because of a birthday party,” Pino said. Orange County health officials are closely monitoring the slight increase in COVID-19 cases in K-12 age groups as well as college students.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Starting Tuesday, COVID-19 testing will be available for students and staff members at Olympia High School. The district closed the campus for two weeks after six individuals tested positive though one additional case is still pending. Olympia High School principal Christy Gorberg called families on Monday to let them know about testing on campus. “This is exclusively for Olympia High School students and staff members who have been on campus and need to be tested. “Please know, everyone’s health and safety is our top priority,” Gorberg said.

The Orange County School District learned of the first positive case of COVID-19 at Olympia High School on Monday, Aug. 31, according to OCPS spokesperson Lorena Arias. When a school has a documented positive COVID-19 case, a schoolwide notification is sent to staff and families, Arias said. There have been several notifications sent to Olympia High School families regarding positive cases at the school. Each COVID-19 case in a school is looked at on a case-by-case basis by the district and Florida Department of Health. We continue discussing and refining our thresholds of closure; they vary from school to school, department to department.

Olympia High School will shift the entire school to LaunchEd@Home learning for the next two weeks after several positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed and connected through Florida Department of Health contract tracing, according to an announcement from Orange County Public Schools. All 922 face-to-face students and 190 staff members will return to campus on Monday, Sept. 21, school officials said. According to FDOH, these cases are a result of community spread and not spread at school. The Florida Department of Health in Orange County provided specific information to the families directly impacted. “We all know that students don’t teleport to their desks.

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