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Central Florida school prepares outdoor classroom to prevent COVID-19 spread among students

Published  July 16, 2020 10:13am EDT
Coronavirus
FOX 35 Orlando

Central Florida school prepares outdoor classrooms

The video by Aran Cote Hissam from Storyful shows students spreading mulch for an outdoor classroom.

MELBOURNE, Fla. - An elementary school in Melbourne, Florida, is preparing for the return to in-person education this fall by creating an outdoor classroom to lower the chances of coronavirus spread.

This video shows students at Suntree Elementary School spreading mulch for an outdoor classroom. Donors and volunteers helped make the alternative classroom possible, which included picnic tables instead of desks.

The Florida Department of Education is ordering districts to reopen all brick and mortar schools five days a week and offer full services starting in August.

MORE NEWS: Reopening schools: When Central Florida school districts plan to bring students back

As of July 15, Florida had reported 301,810 cases of the coronavirus and 4,521 deaths.

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Storyful contributed to this report.