Pasco County students have been arriving late to school and missing classes due to a bus driver shortage in the school district, officials say. On Tuesday, the school board will vote on whether to make changes to their bell schedule to fix the problem.
Coronavirus in Tampa Bay schools: a weekly update
After a holiday spike, numbers of cases are beginning to fall.
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School COVID-19 cases are on the rise in southeast Hillsborough County. This past week saw 11 cases at Wimauma Elementary School and 12 at Sumner High. [ C.T. BOWEN | Tampa Bay Times ]
Published Jan. 16
The number of weekly coronavirus cases in Tampa Bay area schools is returning to levels seen in late November and early December, following an alarming spike after the winter break.
Quarantines and illnesses are still widespread, with some areas â Wimauma in southeast Hillsborough, for example â showing increased activity. But the frenzied pace of late December was not sustained as January progressed.