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Local and National Civil Rights Organizations Take Legal Action, Urging Miami Jail to Immediately Release People Ahead of Deadly COVID-19 Spread

April 8, 2020 Carma Henry 0

This lawsuit seeks the immediate release of all medically vulnerable people from the Metro West Detention Center. For those who remain in the jail, the lawsuit asks a federal judge to order the City of Miami and Metro West jail to immediately adopt the comprehensive measures outlined by the Center for Disease Control to protect the safety and health of those people inside the jail. […]

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony provides details on BSO’s policies and supplies of personal protective equipment

April 8, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Today, Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony provided details on what the Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) is doing to ensure the safety of its personnel and the public it serves. Regarding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Sheriff Tony explained that all deputies have PPE and if they require any extra PPE during a shift, it is provided accordingly. BSO dispatchers are asking a series of questions to identify possible COVID-19 cases before BSO arrives on the scene. That information is relayed to first responders so that they can use the appropriate PPE gear for the call. Additionally, BSO’s civilian staffers are working from home when practical and possible. All employees are screened prior to entering any BSO facility, and work areas are being cleaned on an enhanced schedule. […]

UNMASKED: A COVID-19

April 6, 2020 Carma Henry 0

UNMASKED: COVID-19 […]

Learning from home has its short comings

April 2, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Because of the coronavirus, my third grade sister Taliya Parks and I, along with millions of other kids, are doing our school work from home. […]

Quarantine board, spiritually blessed

April 2, 2020 Carma Henry 0

In this time you should think about building your relationship with God, family, and even friends. God puts us in precarious predicaments sometimes, but God will never give us something we can’t handle. […]

Home School

March 26, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Because of the coronavirus (Covid-19), my sister and I, and kids around the world are learning at home. It feels weird not being able to socialize in person with my friends and having to spend our school day mostly on the computer. […]

Coronavirus disease

March 26, 2020 Carma Henry 0

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease. The disease causes respiratory illness with symptoms such as a cough, fever and difficulty breathing. […]

Working from home

March 26, 2020 Carma Henry 0

This is me, eighth grader, Samara Rawls working from home due to the closure of my school to protect students and staff from getting the coronavirus. […]

Covid-19 is disrupting our spring break

March 26, 2020 Carma Henry 0

These pictures reflect how covid-19 is affecting our spring break because people love to go on the beach in spring. They represent how the majority of the shelves in stores are not fully stocked because people who were aware of the situation took a lot of the products as well as long lines at drive-thrus, shoppers in mask and restaurant workers with gloves on. […]

CORONAVIRUS: 2020’s biggest threat so far

March 25, 2020 Carma Henry 0

As we transition into Spring Break, many were filled with preconceived plans to enjoy the week-long vacation on the beach or travel via plane. However, those plans were dashed from under their feet at the first sign of the pervasive Coronavirus which has swept the World by storm. Now, as it becomes a more prominent issue across the globe, people have been forced to recluse themselves into their homes, so as to not risk infection. […]