Individual Tests Positive for COVID-19 at HCES

Hamilton County School District Contributer On August 25, 2020, the Florida Department of Health in Hamilton County (DOH-Hamilton) was notified of a positive case of COVID-19 in one individual at Hamilton County Elementary School. Because children were possibly exposed to COVID-19, parents of potentially exposed students were notified their child needed to quarantine at home for 14 days from their last day of attendance at the school. Individual members of the teaching staff were also impacted and required to quarantine for 14 days in accordance with CDC guidelines and school board protocols.  Superintendent of Schools Rex Mitchell stated “I know this causes stress on individ