Share this Story: One Florida school district has more than 8,000 students and staff isolate or quarantine as it mulls mask mandateOne Florida school district has more than 8,000 students and staff isolate or quarantine as it mulls mask mandate Count more than doubles from Monday in a state that is averaging more than 21,000 new cases a day Photo by Octavio Jones / ReutersArticle content A Florida school board is set to hold an emergency meeting this week to consider a mask mandate as more than 8,000 students and hundreds of employees in its district are in isolation or quarantine because of a surge in coronavirus cases and possible exposure. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The number of students who are either in isolation or quarantine jumped by nearly 3,000 from the total given by the school district on Monday. Try refreshing your browser, or One Florida school district has more than 8,000 students and staff isolate or quarantine as it mulls mask mandate Back to video Arja said that the district is following quarantine and isolation guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health. Some Florida school districts implemented mask mandates but gave parents the choice to opt their children out of wearing masks in school.

Source: National Post August 17, 2021 20:37 UTC