Brevard County school to close for 3 days due to ‘expanded cases’ of COVID-19

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Enterprise Elementary School in Brevard County is shutting down its campus for the rest of the week. The district said the school has “expanded cases” of COVID-19.

Brevard Public Schools said all students who are participating in face-to-face instruction will be moved to remote learning from home or pencil-and-paper packets at least until Friday.

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During the closure, the district said the school will be deep cleaned and disinfected.

“School and district staff will continue to monitor the situation and will convene on Sunday afternoon to determine if a longer closure period is necessary, but as of right now, the school is planning to return to normal operations on Monday, September 28th,” the district said in a statement.

The district said the department of health has notified all families of children who were in close contact with individuals who tested positive for the virus and have requested they quarantine for 14 days. Students and families who did not receive a letter from the DOH were not found to have close interaction with individuals confirmed positive and therefore do not need to quarantine, the district said.

“Our hope is that there won’t be any break-through cases and we can get those students back to school next week,” School Board Chair Misty Belford said. "Obviously, we understand the importance, but we also have to balance safety.

Enterprise Elementary is the district’s second school closure. Golfview Elementary in Rockledge reopened to students on Sept. 14 after closing its campus due to the virus.

Between September 18-21, the district reported 16 positive COVID-19 cases districtwide with a 113 people asked to quarantine. Those numbers will be updated Friday.

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