Open house for Okeechobee schools set for Aug. 5

Posted 8/2/21

OKEECHOBEE- With the start of school coming up fast on Aug. 10, schools in Okeechobee are set to host open house for students and their parents.

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Open house for Okeechobee schools set for Aug. 5

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OKEECHOBEE- With the start of school coming up fast on Aug. 10, schools in Okeechobee are set to host open house for students and their parents.

Open house in Okeechobee schools is set for Aug. 5. The times for schools will be staggered.

  • Elementary schools will be open from 5-7 p.m.
  • Middle Schools will be open from 6-8 p.m.
  • Okeechobee Achievement Academy will be open from 6-8 p.m.
  • Okeechobee Freshman Campus will be open from 7-9 p.m.
  • Okeechobee High School will be open from 7-9 p.m. Sophomore open house at the high school will be held Aug. 4 from 6-8 p.m.

Open house for Okeechobee Virtual School will be on Aug. 4 from 6-8 p.m.

Masks and COVID-19 vaccinations are voluntary for the 2021-22 school year.  Governor Ron DeSantis has said he will issue an executive order barring local school districts from forcing students to wear masks when classes resume.

Gov. DeSantis said it should be up to parents to decide whether their child should be masked. He says he has seen no studies that show mask-wearing lowers the chance of outbreaks in schools.

“I have (three) young kids. My wife and I are not going to do the mask with the kids. We never have, we won’t. I want to see my kids smiling. I want them having fun," DeSantis said at a press conference in southwest Florida.

The 2021-22 school year will begin Aug. 10.

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