BY: ANDREW COLTON | EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Photos sent to BocaNewsNow.com depict desks at Boca Raton Community Middle School that are nowhere near six feet apart — seemingly violating the school district’s own policy on the day that parents are required to determine whether their child will engage in distance learning — or in person education — for the rest of the school year.
BocaNewsNow.com has been contacted by parents with children in several area schools who are also reporting social distancing issues, but this photo is the first proof that we have received of an apparent issue. The photo, taken from a Google Meet, depicts desk close together.
There are a total of 1,392 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Palm Beach County School District — logged since “in person” learning became an option in mid-September. 14 of those cases are listed as “Boca Raton Community Middle.”
COVID-19 numbers are surging in Palm Beach County, where the Pediatric Positivity Rate — which includes all children 18 and under — is at a recent high of 13.2 percent as of Sunday’s report. The photo is unsettling to those who want to send their children back to school, but fear lax policies and procedures could result in significant spread.
We forwarded the photo to a school district spokesperson who did not immediately respond with an explanation.
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