Martin County parents worried about safety of teachers in classrooms exposed to coronavirus

Parents in Martin County are worried about the health and safety of teachers in exposed classrooms after students have had to be sent home for showing coronavirus symptoms.

FOR MARTIN COUNTY... ANDSTUDENTS IN TWO CLASSROOMS ANDONE BUS ROUTE ARE FORCED TOQUARANTINE.

THE INCIDENTS ATHOBE SOUND AND SEAWINDELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INVOLVEDCHILDREN SHOWING POSSIBLECORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS. IN ALL35 STUDENTS ARE QUARANTINED.AND..

TONIGHT - A PARENT OFONE OF THOSE STUDENTS ISSHARING HIS CONCERNS.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S DEREK LOWEWITH THE STORY NEW AT 11< LL TOP: THE PARENT - WESPOKE WITH IS WORRIED ABOUTTHE HEALTH AND SAFETY OFTEACHERS IN THE "EXPOSED"CLASSROOMS... THE THEDISTRICT'S CURRENT POLICY ONHOW THESE INCIDENTS AREHANDLED.

PKG: PARENT 8:17 I'MCONCERNED WITH JUST THEOVERALL SAFETY OF THE CHILDRAND STAFF.

THIS MARTIN COUNTYPARENT SAYS HIS CHILD ISHAVING TO QUARANTINE FOR 14DAYS AFTER A CLASSMATE SHOWEDCORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS DURING THEFIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.

PARENT56:32 THE KIDS THAT HAVE BEENEXPOSED MUST QUARANTINE FOR 14DAYS BUT YET THE TEACHERS AREMADE TO COME BACK TO CAMPUSAND TEACH FROM THE CLASSROOM.HE SAYS EXPOSED TEACHERSSHOULD BE STAYING HOME.

BUTACCORDING TO THE SCHOOLDISTRICT, ALL TEACHERS AREESSENTIAL AND ONLY AREREQUIRED TO STAY HOME IF THEYSHOW SYMPTOMS OR TEST POSITIVEFOR COVID 19.

LAURIE GAYLORD,MCSD SUPERINTENDENT.

35 (FROMRYAN'S PKG) WE EXPECTED THATTHIS WOULD HAPPEN.

WE KNOWTHAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.LAURIE GAYLORD SAYS TEACHERSHAVE TO REPORT TO SCHOOLBECAUSE THERE ARE STAFFINGREQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEENPUT INTO PLACE BY THE FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

ANDTHAT EVERY EMPLOYEE IS GIVENTEMPERATURE CHECK EACH DAYWHEN THEY ARRIVE TO CAMPUS.THE PARENT SAYS THE POLICYDOES NOT PROTECT STUDENTS ANDSTAFF FROM ASYMPTOMATICCARRIERS.

PARENT 56:45 IUNDERSTAND THERE'S NO KIDS INTHEIR CLASSROOM BUT HAVE TOMAKE IT FROM THE PARKING LOTTO THEIR CLASSROOM TOUCHINGMULTIPLE DOORS AND ENTRANCESAND EXITS OTHER STUDENTS ANDSTAFF HAVE TO COME THROUGH.WHEN ASKED HOW HE WOULD GRADETHE MARTIN COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICT THROUGH WEEK 1....9:42 I WOULD PROBABLY GIVETHEM A D.

I WOULDN'T FAIL THEMBECAUSE THERE'S MULTIPLESCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.

WE'RELOOKING AT 1 WEEK, 2 SCHOOLS.ROUGHLY LOOKING AT WHAT IS IT,30 SOMETHING KIDS.

LL TAG:WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCINGSTUDENTS TO WEAR MASKS, SCHOOLDISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THEIRHEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLSALLOW FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLSTO USE ITS DISCRETION WHENSOCIAL DISTANCING CAN BEMAINTAINED AS WELL AS DURINGRECESS.

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