Protocols in place for students who test positive for coronavirus

Protocols are being put into place as students prepare to return to the classroom amid the coronavirus crisis.

STUDENTS GET BACK TO SCHOOL.AT THIS HOUR, SUMMER HAS BEENEXTENDED FOR ALL FIVE SCHOOLDISTRICTS IN OUR AREA, BUT ONTHE TREASURE COAST - MANYSTUDENTS AND TEACHERS WILL BERETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM.

SOWHAT HAPPENS IF A TEACHER ORSTUDENT TESTS POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 ONCE SCHOOL IS INSESSION?

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'SRYAN HUGHES TELLS US MOREABOUT THE PROTOCOLS NOW INPLAC"KIDS WANT TO GO BACK TOSCHOOL BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GOBACK TO NORMAL, BUT IT'S NOTGOING TO BE NORMAL WHEN WE GOBACK." SANDY ROHN IS ABEHAVIORAL TECH AT FORT PIERCECENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL....ANDSHE'S BEEN HELPING EXCEPTIONALSPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS FORTHE PAST 15 YEARS..."EVERYBODY IS SCARED THEY'RENERVOUS." SANDY AND OTHEREDUCATORS ECHO THAT, AGREEINGITTHE MOST CHALLENGING YEAR WEEVER FACED IN PUBLICEDUCATION." ST LUCIE PUBLICSCHOOLS AND OTHER DISTRICTS ONTHE TREASURE COAST WILL HEADBACK INTO THE CLASSROOM...SOPROTOCOLS ARE BEING PUT INPLACE IF A STUDENT OR STAFFMEMBER WERE TO TEST POSITIVE."THEY WOULD BE IMMEDIATELYSENT HOME.

HEALTH DEPARTMENTWOULD BE NOTIFIED, THEIRMEDICAL PROVIDER WOULD BENOTIFIED." THIS FLOW CHARTSHOWS ST LUCIE COUNTY'SRESPONSE TO A CASE IN SCHOOL.THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL DOCONTACT TRACING...DETERMINEWHO ELSE WILL NEED TO BETESTED AND QUARANTINE FOR 14DAYS....AND CAN THEN RETURN TOCLASS WHEN THERE ARE NOSYMPTOMS. BUT SANDYWORRIES...THERE ARE SO MANUNKNOWNS.

"SO MANY KIDS AREASYMPTOMATIC SO YOU MIGHT NOWKNOW YOU MIGHT NOW NEVER KNOTHAT CHILD WAS INFECTED." DEEPCLEAN QUESTION????

(WILL GETANSWER MONDAY) AND IN MARTINCOUNTY - THE DISTRICT TELLS USANYONE WITHIN 6 FEET OFSOMEONE WHO TESTS POSITIVE FORAT LEAST 15 MINS (??) WILLHAVE TO QUARANTINE...UNTIL ITIS SAFE TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.