Lake County Schools employees will return to work on Monday, Jan. 3, and students will return to school on Tuesday, Jan. 4, as concerns have heightened regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the increasing number of positive cases in Florida and across the country.
Students or employees who are showing any symptoms of illness should stay home.
The district has distributed BionaxNow rapid test kits to all of Lake County schools so that, while supplies last, any student or employee who arrives and exhibits symptoms can be tested at home or, with parent permission, at school.
Lake County Schools will continue to update the LCS COVID Dashboard to keep parents informed about the number of positive cases at each school. It will also continue notifying parents if their child is directly exposed to a positive case in school. The goal is to give parents the information they need to make the best decisions for their children.
Additionally, the Florida Department of Health in Lake will continue offering COVID vaccines and boosters at select schools across the county starting on Tuesday for eligible students, staff and community residents. The schedule is as follows:
FIRST DOSE
- 1/4: Leesburg Elementary Cafeteria, 4-6 p.m.
- 1/6: Triangle Elementary Media Center, 4-6 p.m.
- 2/15: Sawgrass Bay Elementary Media Center, 4-6 p.m.
- 2/17: Cypress Ridge Elementary Media Center, 4-6 p.m.
SECOND DOSE
- 1/25: Leesburg Elementary Cafeteria, 4-6 p.m.
- 1/27: Triangle Elementary Media Center, 4-6 p.m.
- 3/8: Sawgrass Bay Elementary Media Center, 4-6 p.m.
- 3/10: Cypress Ridge Elementary Media Center, 4-6 p.m.
Participants in all vaccination events must bring ID, and those younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
