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So last night I tweeted I knew of six districts where the coronavirus has been found. Well, based on my replies there are actually a baker's dozen. I'm putting them all in a thread (in no particular order) after @LenzyKB's suggestion. Here we go. (1/14)
At the start of the week there were two where the virus had been found. Kingston and Bennington. I wrote about them at the end of this story. (2/14) https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2020/08/10/rural-oklahoma-school-districts-are-back-to-school-in-person/
McAlester delayed because eight students have tested positive. (3/14) https://www.mcalesternews.com/mcalester-postpones-start-of-school-due-to-covid-19-concerns/article_11d3fa2c-db7c-11ea-8367-afbf7431ad76.html#utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
A school in Colbert moved to distance learning after a positive test. (4/14) https://www.kxii.com/2020/08/12/colbert-westward-students-move-to-distance-learning-after-positive-covid-19-test/
There was a positive case in Hartshorne reported yesterday, but school will continue there today. (5/14) https://www.mcalesternews.com/covid-19/hartshorne-school-employee-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article_256fbc1e-ddb7-11ea-a00b-0bacd57bf1f3.html
A Shawnee teacher tested positive. (6/14) https://www.news-star.com/story/news/coronavirus/2020/08/12/shawnee-teacher-tests-positive-covid-19/3356893001/
A Newcastle Elementary School student tested positive. (7/14) https://www.facebook.com/newcastle.k12.ok.us/posts/657107618237788?__tn__=-R
Someone with the Hulbert football team tested positive. (8/14) https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=602709987057297&id=327665754561723&__xts__[0]=68.ARAGQFWKJT2eX31IXSY3LeqtvkFRLr5m2FuYwtq1J0B_6elWVm_LIGNeu80IPkLsSX01uLPfLIA32kgLAUSpilqUeaHV2GJWe0QwdYTDoxSMDCh_XnCvEQ0wnF6ESj-jDwySx-6YeAMzszRNHzADwGmskpba_pPFHXokd7kNvE_t3ehMk3qmhnqLku76RIMUMAJDDllzDxKQe_gIC1dyMBjdx9j0ZXsgSK5NxQJLN2aNukdE8ixzcj3_kVA3aIfAFjuwRYZgcwk9blLpHOyC5KVl3YJCT0Ts_ZoSDN3PvntN5oW88UfxyUUH33tDfZhbfTcPPYNCt6O4wThn878&__tn__=-R
A letter to parents said a student or staff member tested positive. (9/14) https://www.facebook.com/www.maryetta.k12.ok.us/photos/rpp.258474271257551/1035314146906889/?type=3&theater
A student at Bishop Kelley in Tulsa tested positive. (10/14) https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/bishop-kelley-student-who-attended-first-day-of-school-likely-has-covid-19-administrators-say/article_d87f5d5d-03d7-5bfb-b009-ad6b5626fcd9.html
33 employees at Broken Arrow have tested positive. The district has delayed the start of school. (11/14) https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/broken-arrow-public-schools-announce-33-employees-test-positive-for-coronavirus
Four staff members tested positive at a Mid-Del Middle School. (12/14) https://kfor.com/news/mid-del-parents-concerned-after-district-confirms-staff-members-tested-positive-for-covid-19/
In Boswell, schools moved to distance learning because of two positive teacher cases. (13/14) https://www.kxii.com/2020/08/10/boswell-schools-moving-online-after-second-teacher-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
This is by no means a comprehensive list. I'm sure there are more cases in Oklahoma schools. But I think it illustrates the volume we are dealing with here before the school year really gets fully started. (14/14)
