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In-person Learning
Hartford
Schools
Covid-
19: Enfield School To Close Due To Staffing Shortage
A school in Connecticut will be closed for the rest of the week after being hit with a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases that knocked out more than half of its staff members. In Hartford County, the Henry Barnard Elementary School in Enfield will be closed on both Thursday, May 5, and Friday, May 6 after 40 of its 75 staff members tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Christopher Drezek announced. Related story - COVID-19: More Than 30 Staff Members Test Positive At School In Enfield “Although we have tried to cover the building with staff members from other schools, we have reached…
White Plains
Schools
Covid-
19: SUNY Purchase Delays Return To Campus Amid Surge Of New Cases
With the Omicron variant running wild across Westchester, school officials announced that they will be delaying the return of students to campus at SUNY Purchase. Citing a better chance of restarting classes smoothly, officials announced that students will be delayed in their return to school by nearly two weeks as the number of new COVID-19 cases mount. The move comes on the heels of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stating that all students accessing SUNY campuses for the spring semester must be vaccinated and receive their booster shots once they are eligible. There will also be mandatory pr…
Bedford
News
Covid-
19: School District In Region Announces Delayed Starting Time
A school district in Fairfield County announced a change in the starting time for the first day of classes of the new calendar year amid a climb in cases as the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron strain becomes more prevalent. Darien Public Schools Superintendent Alan Addley announced a two-hour delayed opening schedule on Monday, Jan. 3 to provide teachers with the opportunity to prepare remote and in-person learning for their students "given the expected but undetermined number of students to be quarantined." On Friday, Dec. 31, Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice said the…
Darien
News
Covid-
19: Darien School District Announces Delayed Start For First Day Of Classes After Break
A school district in Fairfield County announced a change in the starting time for the first day of classes of the new calendar year amid a climb in cases as the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron strain becomes more prevalent. Darien Public Schools Superintendent Alan Addley announced a two-hour delayed opening schedule on Monday, Jan. 3 to provide teachers with the opportunity to prepare remote and in-person learning for their students "given the expected but undetermined number of students to be quarantined." On Friday, Dec. 31, Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice said the…
Westport
News
Covid-
19: Westport School District Extends Winter Break For Students As It Weighs Options
A school district in Connecticut is extending winter break for students as it assesses a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. The announcement by the Westport School District came on Friday afternoon, Dec. 31. The district said it will extend the winter break by one day for all students and that Monday, Jan. 3 will not be a school day for students. All faculty and staff will report on Monday. "This will enable the district to work collaboratively to develop a range of responses to the changing conditions over the coming weeks," Westport Superintendent of Schools Thomas Scarice said …
Worcester
News
Covid-
19: Study Reveals How Long It Takes Omicron Symptoms To Surface
Click here for a new, updated story - COVID-19: 'Omicron's A Different Animal,' Says Expert, Sounding Alarm Over In-Person Learning Details are now emerging on how long it takes for symptoms of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Omicron strain to show up. A survey following an outbreak of 111 confirmed or probable Omicron cases among mostly fully vaccinated guests at a Christmas party at a closed location in a restaurant in Oslo, Norway found symptoms surfaced at a relatively fast rate. The party was held on Friday, Nov. 26, two days after one of the attendees returned from South …
Mount Pleasant
Schools
Covid-
19: High School In Area Goes Remote Amid Rise In Cases
A Hudson Valley high school will be transitioning to its distance learning model for the rest of the year due to an unsettling rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases among students and staff. In Putnam County, district officials in Carmel announced that they would be closing the high school through the rest of the year, with the intention to reopen to in-person learning when Winter Break is over on Monday, Jan. 3. Classes were originally slated to be held in person through Thursday, Dec. 23. The holiday break for students will still take place Friday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 31, as sche…
Brookfield
Schools
Covid-
19: Lamont Announces Update To CT Safety Protocols In Schools
Connecticut has introduced new COVID-19 guidance for schools in an effort to keep children learning in the classroom for as long as possible. Gov. Ned Lamont announced the rollout of the “Screen and Stay” initiative for Connecticut schools that choose to participate in the program. Under the new initiative, students and staff identified as close contacts to a known COVID-19 case but who are not yet fully vaccinated will be able to remain in school if they were wearing masks and don’t develop symptoms. Lamont said that “the initiative will bring immediate relief to the frequent and repeated…
Mount Pleasant
Schools
School In Westchester Reopens After State-Ordered Closure
Weeks later than originally planned, a Westchester school will reopen for in-person learning amid safety concerns during construction in the building. In September, the Blind Brook School District in Rye Brook was forced to temporarily close the Ridge Street Elementary School by the state Department of Education due to safety concerns during construction. Earlier story - District Hopes To Bring Back Students To Westchester School NY State Ordered To Close Students were initially welcomed back to the classroom as scheduled, though the state forced the building to be closed as a massive…
Litchfield
Schools
Covid-
19: CT School Goes Remote Amid Surge Of New Infections
A surge in new COVID-19 cases is forcing a Connecticut elementary school to transition to its distance learning model to start the school year. The Hebron School District in Tolland County issued a notice to the community that due to the speed of the spread of the virus within the Gilead Hill School, it will have to go remote. According to district officials, the school will reopen for in-person learning on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Schools Superintendent Thomas Baird said that the number of COVID-19 cases in staff and students is at a similar level of infections during other periods of high tra…
Hampden
Schools
Covid-
19: Massachusetts District Quarantines Two Classrooms Right After School Starts
The new year got off to a false start for some schools in Massachusetts that are contending with new COVID-19 cases. The Melrose School District in Middlesex County is reporting seven confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in the district among adults and students, forcing some students and staff who were considered close contacts to quarantine. In Melrose, the new outbreak impacted at least two classrooms, though Gov. Charlie Baker said that returning to remote learning is not an option following a lost year for many students. “Schools have a certain number of days baked into their calendar t…
White Plains
News
Alert Issued For Online Scams While Shopping For Back-To-School Supplies
With the new school year fast approaching and children returning to the classroom following a lost year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents are being cautioned to be aware of back-to-school shopping scams. As most classrooms prepare for in-person learning during the fall for the first time in more than a year, there have been reported shortages of some school merchandise, creating an opportunity for fraudsters to target parents through online scams. Sandra Guile of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) said that “what parents are challenged with at this point in time is juggling the transition…
Adams
News
CDC: COVID Vaccinated Students, Teachers Don't Need To Wear Masks In Classroom
Fully vaccinated teachers and students do not have to wear masks while in the classroom starting this fall under brand-new COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Friday, July 9. The updated recommendation comes as more than 55 percent of the United States' population has received at least one vaccine dose, including more than 47 percent who are fully vaccinated. Children under the age of 12 are not currently eligible to receive any of the three COVID-19 vaccines in the nation. The CDC's updated guidance recommends that individuals who are no…
Bedford
News
Covid-
19: Vaccinated Students, Teachers Don't Need To Wear Masks In Classroom, CDC Now Says
Fully vaccinated teachers and students do not have to wear masks while in the classroom starting this fall under brand-new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidance released on Friday, July 9. The updated recommendation comes as more than 55 percent of the United States' population has received at least one vaccine dose, including more than 47 percent who are fully vaccinated. Children under the age of 12 are not currently eligible to receive any of the three COVID-19 vaccines in the nation. The CDC's updated guidance recommends that individuals who are not fully v…
Bridgeport
Schools
Covid-
19: American Federation Of Teachers President Calls For Full School Reopenings In Fall
The head of the second-largest teachers union in the United States is calling on a full return to five-day-a-week in-person learning at all schools in the fall, declaring that her organization was “all-in.” In an address posted on social media, Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers said that with more and more Americans becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, it is imperative that schools fully reopen for students and staff during the next academic year. “Conditions have changed,” she said. "We can and we must reopen schools in the fall for in-person te…
Northampton
News
Covid-
19: Easton Area Middle School Pivots To Remote Instruction After 7 Cases In 14 Days
A middle school in Northampton County will move to remote instruction for Tuesday and Wednesday after seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported in a rolling 14-day period, school officials said. Easton Area Middle School students will participate in fully remote learning April 27 and 28 and will return for in-person learning on April 29, Superintendent, David F. Piperato said in a statement. “Closing the building for Tuesday and Wednesday will provide us the necessary time for thorough cleaning and contact tracing,” Piperato said. Hybrid B and Hybrid C in-person learning will resume Thur…
The Berkshires
Schools
Covid-
19: College In Western Mass Latest To Require Students Get Vaccinated
Students returning to campus at Smith College next fall will be required to get vaccinated before heading back to the classroom. With its intention of fully reopening the college to full in-person learning in the fall, the college, located in Northampton, announced that anyone returning to campus for the 2021-2022 school year must be vaccinated, barring specific religious or health concerns. According to President Kathleen McCartney, the move comes after the College secured sufficient doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to vaccinate all undergraduate and graduate students who are participa…
Fairfield
Schools
Covid-
19: Yale To Require Students Get Vaccinated Before Fall Semester
Students returning to campus at Yale University next fall will be required to get vaccinated before heading back to the classroom. With its intention of fully reopening the college to full in-person learning in the fall, Yale, located in New Haven, announced that anyone returning to campus for the 2021-2022 school year must be vaccinated, barring specific religious or health concerns. Last week, Christine Chen, the Chief of Student Health at Yale announced that the university had procured enough doses to vaccinate all students before the current semester concludes. For students currently …
Orangetown
Schools
Covid-
19: SUNY To Provide One-Shot J&J Vaccine To Students Before Summer Break
The State University of New York school system will be making the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine available to students before they head home for Summer Break with the intention of fully reopening campuses in the fall. With eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expanding to all New Yorkers 16 and older on Tuesday, April 6, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that thousands of the Johnson & Johnson vaccines were being distributed to the 34 SUNY campuses. The latest measure comes on the hells of Malatras announcing SUNY’s intention to fully reopen for in-person learning across th…
Nassau
Schools
Covid-
19: SUNY Chancellor Says Colleges Could Reopen With Vaccine Eligibility Opening To 16+
With COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expanding to all New Yorkers 16 and older next week, SUNY schools are gearing up to open back up for in-person learning in the fall. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that SUNY campuses can fully reopen in the fall, provided enough students, staff members, and faculty take the COVID-19 vaccine. As of Monday, April 6, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that anyone 16 and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine opening the door for SUNY campuses to fully open up when students return in the fall. Malatras called that move “a game-changer,” while …
White Plains
Sports
Covid-
19: Limited Fans Allowed Back In Stands For NY College Sports
New York continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and soon will be permitting fans back into the stands at large- and small-scale college sporting events. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday, March 30 that beginning on Friday, April 2, college sports can begin bringing fans back under strict COVID-19 guidelines set up by the state. Intercollegiate sports at large-scale venues that hold more than 1,500 attendees indoors or 2,500 attendees outdoors can host up to 10 percent indoor or 20 percent outdoor capacity as of Friday. Before being allowed inside the venue, anyone attendin…
Brookfield
Politics
First Lady Jill Biden Tours CT Elementary School With New Education Secretary
First Lady Jill Biden and newly confirmed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona were in his Connecticut hometown to take a tour of an area elementary school. Biden and lifelong Meriden resident Miguel Cardona, the former Connecticut Education Commissioner, were back in his hometown on Wednesday, March 3 to take a tour of Benjamin Franklin School. According to the White House, the visit was to inspect and evaluate what safety and COVID-19 mitigation measures have been put in place in Connecticut schools as the Biden administration seeks to return all students to in-person learning in the presid…
Brookfield
Politics
Newly Confirmed Education Secretary Cardona Will Join First Lady Jill Biden In CT Visit
A familiar face will be joining Dr. Jill Biden on her first trip to Connecticut since becoming the first lady. Lifelong Meriden resident Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s former Education Commissioner and President Joe Biden’s newly confirmed Education Secretary, announced he will be joining the First Lady on her planned trip that was announced last week. Original story - First Lady Jill Biden To Visit Connecticut During the visit, Cardona and Biden are expected to visit Benjamin Franklin Elementary school in Meriden, and the Fort LeBoeuf Middle School in Waterford. Cardona was confirmed by …
Fairfield
Schools
Covid-
19: CDC Releases New Guidance, Strategies For Reopening Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging schools and school districts to reopen safely and has just released new guidance for doing just that. On Friday, Feb. 12, the CDC unveiled the new science-based plan. “It is critical for schools to open as safely and as soon as possible, and remain open, to achieve the benefits of in-person learning and key support services,” health officials said. “To enable schools to open safely and remain open, it is important to adopt and consistently implement actions to slow the spread of COVID in schools and in the community.” The…
Southwest Dutchess
Schools
Wappingers School District Names New Superintendent
A familiar face will be at the helm of the Wappingers School District going forward following a unanimous vote by the Board of Education. The district’s Board of Education appointed interim Superintendent Dr. Dwight Bonk as the permanent head of schools following a wide-ranging search following former Superintendent Jose Carrion’s retirement in the fall. A former principal at John Jay High School, Bonk took over as interim superintendent in October following Carrion’s retirement announcement. Since taking over, Bonk has navigated the district through the COVID-19 crisis and is actively work…
Pelham
Schools
Covid-
19: New CDC Director Gives Guidance On Schools Reopening
With President Joe Biden seeking to open all elementary and middle schools for in-person learning within his first 100 days in office, the CDC has provided new guidance on getting students back into the classroom. The CDC is now saying that it is possible to return to the classroom without fully vaccinating all educators beforehand. “There is increasing data to suggest that schools can safely reopen and that safe reopening does not suggest that teachers need to be vaccinated in order to reopen safely," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday, Feb. 3. "Vaccination of teachers is not…
Hartford
Police & Fire
Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For CT Commissioner Named By Biden To Be Education Secretary
Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona appeared before the Senate’s education committee on Wednesday, Feb. 3 for a confirmation hearing after being nominated to serve as the United States' Education Secretary by President Joe Biden. Cardona, a lifelong Meriden resident, was announced as a choice to join Biden’s Cabinet as Education Secretary in late December. If nominated, the 45-year-old Cardona will be tasked with overseeing one of Biden’s key goals for his first 100 days by re-opening the majority of the nation’s elementary and middle schools for in-person learning. Before d…
Mount Pleasant
Schools
Covid-
19: New Positive Case Reported At High School In Westchester
A Westchester high school is set to reopen for in-person learning this week despite a newly confirmed positive COVID-19 case in a student or staffer. Irvington Schools Superintendent Kristopher Harrison issued an alert on Thursday, Jan. 14 advising that a member of the Irvington High School community has tested positive for the virus. Despite the new case, Harrison announced that Irvington High School will be reopening for in-person learning, as scheduled, on Friday, Jan. 15. Harrison said that anyone who may have been exposed has been notified by a school staff member during contact traci…
White Plains
Schools
Covid-
19: Westchester School Reports 15 New Infections; High School To Go Remote
A Westchester school district has been forced to make changes to its schedule due to a small surge in new COVID-19 cases and some mandatory quarantines from holiday travelers. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano issued an alert to the community on Friday, Jan. 8 advising that the district had learned of 15 newly confirmed positive cases in students. Of the 15 positive cases, nine were from the high school, four elementary school students, and two in the middle school. Montesano also made note that the district has seen an increase in the number of students who are learning remo…
Morris
Schools
North Jersey School Districts Across County Lines Will Share Same Superintendent
A high school isn't the only thing Bloomingdale and Butler will be sharing. Starting Jan. 1, the two districts will share the same superintendent, ending Bloomingdale's longtime search. Dr. Daniel Johnson made the announcement to both "learning communities" in Passaic and Morris counties on Wednesday. "Butler and Bloomingdale have had a relationship for the better part of the past 100 years, and it is logical for the districts to begin to share services for the best interest of students and staff," said Johnson, who was hired in Butler in 2018. "Starting today, we redefine our longs…
Mercer
Schools
Covid-
19 Tears Through Central Jersey Schools
COVID-19 is surging in several Central Jersey schools this month. Mount Laurel schools went remote Dec. 4, due to a "sharp increase" in cases. In-person learning will resume Jan. 15, district officials said. "In further consultation with the New Jersey Department of Health’s (NJDOH) risk matrix, while in the High Risk 'Orange,' zone, our local conditions warrant our schools switch to full time remote learning," Superintendent George J. Rafferty said. "According to health officials, in the immediate and near future infection rates are expected to continue to climb into the winter break…
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