Treasure Coast students, employees sent home to quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposures

Hundreds of students, teachers and other staff members have potentially been exposed to the coronavirus since schools opened across the Treasure Coast for the new school year.

For some students, this has meant entire classes sent home to quarantine.

In other cases, schools have had individuals who tested positive for the COVID-19.

Martin County schools opened Aug. 11, and the St. Lucie and Indian River districts opened Aug. 24.

Martin County does not confirm if a student or employee has tested positive, district spokesperson Jennifer DeShazo said. 

Students in the district are sent home if one of two criteria is met: an individual has tested positive for COVID-19 or an individual is a close contact of someone who has tested positive. 

TCPalm will update this list of positive cases and those exposed as information is released by the three Treasure Coast school districts.

Indian River County: 

• 9/16 — 1 Sebastian River High student tested positive; 0 quarantines
• 9/16 — 1 Oslo Middle students tested positive; 23 students to quarantine
• 9/14 — 1 non-school support staff member tested positive; 1 student to quarantine
• 9/11 — 1 Glendale Elementary student tested positive; 13 students to quarantine
• 9/10 — 2 Vero Beach Elementary students tested positive; 19 students to quarantine
• 9/9 — 1 Oslo Middle student tested positive; 11 students to quarantine
• 9/8 — 1 Vero Beach Elementary staff member tested positive; no students impacted 
• 9/8 — 1 Oslo Middle student tested positive; 19 students to quarantine
• 9/8 — 1 Gifford Middle staff member tested positive; 32 students to 
• 9/7 — 1 Vero Beach High student tested positive; 14 students to quarantine
• 9/3 — 1 Sebastian River High student tested positive; 9 students to quarantine
• 9/2 —  1 Fellsmere Elementary student tested positive; 17 students, 1 staff in quarantine
• 8/29 — 2 Osceola Magnet students tested positive; 9 students to quarantine
• 8/28 — 1 Vero Beach High student tested positive; 46 students to quarantine

Martin County: 

• 9/17 — 14 Martin County High students
• 9/17 — 15 Seawind Elementary students; 3 employees 
• 9/17 — 11 South Fork High students; 1 employee
• 9/16 — 21 Martin County high students
• 9/14 — 8 Martin County High students 
• 9/11 — 32 South Fork High students
• 9/11 — 19 Martin County High students
• 9/11 — 40 Stuart Middle students
• 9/10 — 10 Dr. David L. Anderson Middle students 
• 9/8 — 17 Indiantown Middle students
• 8/28 — 19  South Fork High students; 3 employees
• 8/24 — 10 Port Salerno Elementary students; 4 employees
• 8/24 — 21 Felix A. Williams Elementary students; 3 employees
• 8/24 — 11 Dr. David L. Anderson Middle students; 7 employees 
• 8/21 — 35 Port Salerno Elementary students; 4 employees 
• 8/21 — 9 Pinewood Elementary students; 1 employee
• 8/18 — 29 South Fork High School students; 5 employees
• 8/18 — 39 Jensen Beach High students
• 8/17 — 65 South Fork High students
• 8/17 — 37 Jensen Beach High students
• 8/16 — 90 South Fork High students
• 8/16 — 26 J.D. Parker Elementary; 2 employees 
• 8/14 — 11 Hobe Sound Elementary students
• 8/12 — 9 SeaWind Elementary students

St. Lucie County: 

• 9/10 — 2 Treasure Coast High students tested positive; 44 students, 4 staff to quarantine 
• 9/10 — 1 Allapattah Flats K8 staff member tested positive; 11 staff to quarantine
• 9/3 — 1 Chester A. Moore staff tested positive; 2 staff to quarantine 
• 8/31 — 1 Fort Pierce Westwood Academy student tested positive; 104 students, 8 staff to quarantine
• 8/29 — 1 Port St. Lucie High staff member tested positive; 5 staff to quarantine
• 8/28 — 1 St. Lucie West Centennial student tested positive; 106 students, 8 staff to quarantine
• 8/26 — 1 St. Lucie West K-8 student tested positive; 22 students, 2 teachers to quarantine 
• 8/26 — 1 Samuel S. Gains Academy K-8 staff member tested positive; 18 students to quarantine
• 8/26 — 2 Weatherbee Elementary staff tested positive; 15 staff to quarantine

Officials in Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie school district said families of the students required to quarantine will be individually notified. All students on campus, even if they were not in contact with the presumed positive or positive case, will also be notified.  

Sommer Brugal is TCPalm's education reporter for Indian River, St Lucie and Martin counties. You can keep up with Sommer on Twitter @smbrugal and give her a call at 772-221-4231. 

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