These 40 Plus Schools Reopened And Then Had Covid 19 Outbreaks

Districts are taking different precautions to prevent outbreaks, and some are more effective than others. Kids and teachers at some schools must wear masks at all times, but other schools either don’t require everyone to wear a mask or aren’t strict about enforcing mask rules. Some have cut class sizes, limited contact between different groups of students, and moved classes outside or to larger classrooms. And some screen students or ask their families’ to screen them for symptoms. The problem with screening, of course, is that about 40% of cases are asymptomatic, and people who are infected without symptoms can spread the disease around their school unknowingly. Fatherly has collected information about as many COVID-19 cases linked to school reopenings as we could verify. Not all of them were caused by the schools reopening per se. In fact, cases at this early point have mostly been in teachers and students who were infected before classes started. But the school outbreaks will come, and we’ll be updating this list to catch them. But there are many COVID-19 cases in K-12 schools and sports that we haven’t cataloged… because there have been more than 850 of them since July 15, and it’s not even September. That’s where these crowdsourced lists come in. From the National Education Association, the spreadsheets are being updated to included crowdsourced data on school’s COVID-19 cases in all 50 states, gathered by theater teacher Alisha Morris. Once updated, they will include the deaths of more than 30 school employees and students due to suspected or confirmed COVID-19, though it’s not clear how many infections was related to attending school. A map based on this data shows the distribution of cases and deaths throughout the country. The lists aren’t perfect, but each case comes with a link to a news source verifying the information. And besides, they’re a hell of a lot better than nothing, which is exactly what the government is putting out. Here are some of the COVID-19 cases that have impacted schools in the U.S. by state: Florida

School Name: Samoset ElementaryCOVID-19 Cases: 1 employee during reopening prep

Georgia

School Name: Cherokee County School District COVID-19 Cases: 1 middle school student, 2 elementary school students, and 1 kindergarten teacherSchool Name: Dean Rusk Middle School COVID-19 Cases: 1 confirmed studentSchool Name: Gwinnett County Public SchoolsCOVID-19 Cases: 260 teachers positive or potentially exposedSchool Name: Hasty Elementary Fine Arts AcademyCOVID-19 Cases: 1 confirmed studentSchool Name: North Paulding High School COVID-19 Cases: 6 confirmed students and 3 staffSchool Name: Mission Road Elementary SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 4 staff members during reopening prepSchool Name: Marietta City SchoolsCOVID-19 Cases: 5 confirmed and 1 presumptive staff members during reopening prepSchool Name: Harlem High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 confirmed studentSchool Name: Chattooga High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 2 students after reopeningSchool Name: R.M. Moore Elementary School COVID-19 Cases: 1 faculty member and the kindergarten class is in quarantine for protective measuresSchool Name: Sixes Elementary School COVID-19 Cases: 1 student after reopeningSchool Name: Ball Ground ES STEM AcademyCOVID-19 Cases: 1 confirmed staffSchool Name: Creekland MiddleCOVID-19 Cases: 1 confirmed staffSchool Name: Creekview HighCOVID-19 Cases: 2 confirmed staffSchool Name: Mill Creek MiddleCOVID-19 Cases: 1 confirmed staffSchool Name: Woodstock ElementaryCOVID-19 Cases: 1 confirmed staffSchool Name: Indian Knoll ElementaryCOVID-19 Cases: 1 confirmed staff

Illinois

School Name: Lake Zurich High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 36+ students, traced back to the school’s summer sports camps and social gatherings

Indiana

School Name: Elwood Junior Senior High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 teacher during school reopening prepSchool Name: Greenfield Central Junior High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 studentSchool Name: Brownsburg High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 studentSchool Name: Avon High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 student and 1 employeeSchool Name: New Palestine High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 football player during season and 1 other student during classesSchool Name: Edinburgh High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 studentSchool Name: Warren Central High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 football player during preseasonSchool Name: Indian Creek High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 football coach during preseasonSchool Name: Beech Grove High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 person connected to the football and boys’ basketball teams during preseasonSchool Name: Fishers High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 football player during preseasonSchool Name: Lanesville Junior-Senior High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 4 students after reopeningSchool Name: Greater Clark County SchoolsCOVID-19 Cases: 2 students after reopeningSchool Name: Castle High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 administrator during reopening prep

Louisiana

School Name: Jefferson Parish School DistrictCOVID-19 Cases: a “handful” of teachers during reopening prep

Mississippi

School Name: Corinth School DistrictCOVID-19 Cases: 5 high school students, 1 middle school student, and 1 elementary school employee

New York

School Name: Shaker High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 employee at the school’s Extended School Year program

North Carolina

School Name: Thales Academy in Wake ForestCOVID-19 Cases: 1 elementary school studentSchool Name: Asheville City SchoolsCOVID-19 Cases: 2 middle school and 2 high school athletes during preseason

Pennsylvania

School Name: Shippensburg Area Senior High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 football player during preseason

Tennessee

School Name: Alcoa City SchoolsCOVID-19 Cases: 3 high school students, 1 middle school student, 1 elementary school student

Texas

School Name: Mason High SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: 1 football coach during preseason

Virginia

School Name: Shirley Heim Middle SchoolCOVID-19 Cases: An unspecified number of staff during reopening prep

This story is developing. We will update it as new information becomes available.