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Walking into Starkey Elementary School, the students know exactly who will be waiting for them to give them their first hug of the day. Though they’re not blood-related, the kids have a special bond with their ‘school grandma,’ and can always count on her to cheer them up.
Coronavirus in Tampa Bay schools: a weekly update More than 11,000 cases have been recorded since the start of the school year. Â Â Marissa Hernandez, 11, holds onto her mask while speaking to a reporter outside Burnett Middle School in Seffner last August. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times ] Updated Feb. 27 Coronavirus case counts in the Tampa Bay area, while down from their peak in January, are still above 500 a week, and at least 10 percent higher this week than last. Pinellas County school officials now call families only when they are directly affected by a case. To know about other school ...