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Miami-Dade schools lose 3 employees to COVID-19 in just 2 weeks, union says

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February 25, 2021
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WPLG Local 10 | by Christina Vazquez | February 25, 2021

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The union that represents bus drivers, food service, security, maintenance and custodial staff at Miami-Dade County Public Schools is mourning the deaths of three employees from COVID-19 in a span of just two weeks.

Phyllis Leflore, president of the AFSCME Local 1184, said that maintenance worker Larry Williams died last weekend after testing positive for the coronavirus one week prior.

He had been employed by the district for 31 years.

“Anytime we navigate the profound loss of an employee within our organization, we offer our sincerest sympathies to the family,” the union said in a statement. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Williams, a well-respected, long-serving employee of the district.”

News of Williams’ death comes shortly after the passing of school bus driver Donna Blatch. Her family says she died just four days after testing positive for COVID-19.

Leflore said the union has lost three members in two weeks but did not reveal the name of the third person.

NEW—AFSCME Local 1184 President says another M-DCPS district employee has died of #COVID19 – Maintenance Worker Larry Williams. This comes after the passing of M-DCPS school bus driver Donna Blatch ▶️? Her family says she died last Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19. https://t.co/R7NFBAp3uO

— Christina Vazquez (@CBoomerVazquez) February 24, 2021

Since students returned to classrooms in the fall, school staff have expressed concerns about contracting COVID-19.

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