Education commissioner suspends student field trips involving flight

The suspension will remain in effect through the end of the school year.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 2:21 p.m. March 10, 2020

West Orange Times & Observer
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Orange County Public Schools is suspending all student field trips involving air travel following a call with the Florida Commissioner of Education. Richard Corcoran has strongly recommended the suspension immediately through the end of the current school year.

All Central Florida school superintendents continue to carefully monitor the COVID-19 situation.

District and school staff members will work with parents and travel companies on appropriate cancellation arrangements, according to an OCPS media release.

While OCPS has been advised by experts that the risk to young people remains low, officials encourage everyone to continue to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and to follow healthy habits.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.