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With the school district nixing sponsored dances, some in the county are organizing their own celebrations.

"It's unfortunate, and we do feel as badly as anyone about it, but that's just the way it is," said Kyle Dresback, associate superintendent for student services for the St. Johns County School District. "It's probably one of the hardest things we've had to try to work through." In a phone interview with The Record on Thursday, Dresback addressed questions about how the school district planned to handle the issue of prom at its 14 high schools. It was decided that while the district could not officially sponsor any mass gatherings that involved a traditional dinner and dance, there was an oppo...

Since returning from winter break Jan. 4, the St. Johns County School District has seen an overall increase in the number of COVID-19 cases and quarantines among both staff and students. According to Kyle Dresback, associate superintendent for student support services, the fact that case levels are trending up is not particularly surprising. "Everyone is coming off break," Dresback said in an interview with The Record Wednesday. "We are seeing what we saw after Thanksgiving break, that after people and families have been together the numbers are going to go up. … I think it's a reflec...

Almost 2,000 St. Johns County students quarantined as of district's Wednesday COVID-19 update When asked what he missed the most, Liberty Pines Academy third grader Connor Riley said, "seeing my teacher, but now we just see her online.” Author: Haley Harrison Updated: 5:30 PM EST January 13, 2021 ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The video above aired on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The St. Johns County School District numbers fluctuate as they are updated daily at 5 p.m. As COVID-19 cases are surging across the First Coast, almost 2,000 St. Johns County students are in quara...