Between Monday, Jan. 4 and Friday, Jan. 22, 461 students and or staff members have been excluded from Okeechobee County Schools due to possible COVID-19 contact.
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OKEECHOBEE — Between Monday, Jan. 4 and Friday, Jan. 22, 461 students and or staff members were excluded from Okeechobee County Schools due to possible COVID-19 contact.
On Jan. 19, a high point of 146 exclusions (140 students and six employees) was noted on the COVID-19 dashboard. On that date the following exclusions were reported:
• Yearling Middle School-66
• South Elementary School-1
• Osceola Middle School-8
Since school began on August 19, 2020, 1,319 exclusions have been reported.