More than 90 Alachua County Public School students and staff in quarantine
This number remains tied to students who have tested positive on sports teams
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The Independent Florida Alligator
Alachua County Public Schools has 93 students and faculty in quarantine as of Tuesday night, according to the school district’s COVID-19 dashboard.
Under the district’s protocol, those in quarantine reflect positive COVID-19 cases and people who had significant contact with someone who tested positive. In the case of sports teams, if an athlete or coach tests positive, the entire team must quarantine.
If a student tests positive in a class, it is not protocol for the entire class to quarantine in all instances, she said. However,if the teacher or school learns the student had significant contact with others, the school will always act on the side of caution and ask the student to quarantine.