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Remote Learning
Lancaster
Schools
Fire At Central PA High School Woodshop Forces Classes Online For Days
A fire at a high school wood shop forced the district to switch to online or remote learning for a minimum of two days, officials announced on Tuesday morning. Intially fire crews were called to Maheim Tonwship High School for a report of smoke showing at 5:18 p.m. on Monday, April 1, officials explained. The fire was found fire in a dust collector on the exterior of the high school off the wood shop. Even though the "fire was contained to the exterior, however the interior required extensive ventilation. Manheim Township High School will be holding on-line only learning …
Chester
Schools
Coatesville School Dismisses Early For 'Unscheduled Water Shutoff'
Students at Scott Middle School in Coatesville were sent home early on Thursday, March 21 following an "unscheduled water shut off by American Water Company," district administrators said. "We apologize for the inconvenience and short notice; however, we have to prioritize the health and safety of our students and staff," Coatesville Area School District said on Facebook. "The school cannot adequately operate without water." Students were dismissed from campus at 10:30 a.m. and will spend the rest of the day on a remote learning schedule, administrators said. The amended…
South Passaic
Schools
Flooding Shuts All Paterson Schools
Flooding from the weekend storm has closed all schools in Paterson until Wednesday, Dec. 20. The district held an early dismissal for students and staff on Monday, Dec. 18, as numerous streets in the city were closed due to several inches of accumulated water. As a result of the state of emergency being declared in Paterson, several roads and bridges will remain closed overnight... Posted by Paterson Police Department on Monday, December 18, 2023 Administration notified students and staff through robocalls and email that school buildings and district offices will be closed on Tuesd…
Nassau
Schools
Families Rally To Support East Norwich School Torched In Blaze
“I can speak firsthand to the way that Harmony and its staff have been there to support my daughter and myself during the most difficult times of our lives.” When Harmony Heights Residential and Day School went up in flames during the early hours of Monday, May 15, families and supporters of the therapeutic school wasted no time before springing into action. Earlier Report: Schoolhouse Blaze: East Norwich's Harmony Heights Catches Fire The school, which has been in operation for nearly 50 years, aims to provide an education to students who suffer from conditions such as depression, e…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Catholic School Shifts To Remote Learning After 4-Alarm Fire
Students at a Philadelphia Catholic school will be learning remotely following a four-alarm fire. Flames broke out at the Our Mother of Consolation School on E. Chestnut Hill Ave., around 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21. Additional photos of the scene from PFD Commissioner @ThielAdam pic.twitter.com/sHw3qMqe73 — Philadelphia Fire (@PhillyFireDept) March 21, 2023 A fourth alarm was called around 40 minutes later. No students were injured, however, multiple classrooms were damaged and the building is no inhabitable. "This moment in time is a challenging one. Our first priority is to en…
Middlesex NJ
News
Gas Leaks Close Central Jersey Middle School
A series of gas leaks has closed a school in Central Jersey. The Carl Sandburg Middle School Friday in the Old Bridge Township School District will temporarily switch to remote learning while the gas leaks are fixed, the superintendent said. Classes for students at Carl Sandburg Middle School — which serves approximately 980 students in grades 6 through 8 — have been canceled through Tuesday, according to a video message from Superintendent David Cittadino. Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 11, the school will go to remote classes through at least Jan. 17, Cittadino said. The leaks were discovere…
Anne Arundel
Traffic
Overturned Propane Truck Ties Up Traffic On Route 50 Bridge In Anne Arundel On Monday Morning
US Route 50 was shut down in both directions at the Severn River Bridge on Monday morning in Maryland after a propane tank overturned on the bridge, tying up traffic. An alert was issued by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department during the morning commute regarding a large propane tank that overturned, forcing emergency crews to close all lanes in both sides of the roadway. ***Traffic Accident U.S. Route 50 on the Severn River Bridge. A large propane truck has overturned on the bridge. Currently all lanes are closed in both directions. Please use an alternate route. Emergency Crews…
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…
Hartford
News
Covid-
19: More Than 30 Staff Members Test Positive At School In Enfield
School officials announced that more than 30 members of the staff at a Connecticut elementary school tested positive for COVID-19. Enfield Public Schools Superintendent Christopher Drezek said in a message on the Henry Barnard School website that the Hartford County school was "hit with a wave" of confirmed cases among staff members on the morning of Monday, May 2. "I commend the staff of Henry Barnard along with district staff for pulling together to keep the building operating today," he said. "However, with this amount of staff unable to come to work, and more awaiting test results, we a…
Northwest Dutchess
Schools
Poughkeepsie HS, MS Will Remain Remote After Social Media Threats
A pair of schools in the area will remain remote as the police continue an investigation into threats made through social media targeting the buildings. The Poughkeepsie Middle School and Poughkeepsie High School have been closed to in-person learning since Monday, March 21 due to social media threats that were made, according to district officials. Original story - Poughkeepsie HS, MS Go Remote After Social Media Threats As the investigation into the threats is ongoing, a spokesperson for the Dutchess BOCES/Poughkeepsie City School District announced that both schools will remain on a rem…
Southwest Dutchess
News
Poughkeepsie HS, MS Go Remote After Social Media Threats
Two schools in the Hudson Valley have moved to remote learning following a social media threat. Both Poughkeepsie Middle School and Poughkeepsie High School will be operating on a remote learning schedule on Monday, March 21, due to the social media threat made against both schools, according to a message on the district's website. Students and staff are expected to engage in remote learning using the one-hour delay schedule, the district said. "Parents should check their child's social media accounts and share any concerning material with law enforcement," the district added. No o…
New Haven
News
Covid-
19: Students, Parents Hold Anti-Mask Rallies At State Capitol
Students, parents, and anti-mask advocates gathered at the Connecticut state Capitol as part of a pair of rallies held ahead of the start of the 2022 legislative session. On Wednesday, Feb. 9, the group gathered to express dismay about children being forced to wear masks inside school buildings, citing harm being done to students' mental health. Instead, the crowd is calling for it to be a personal choice about whether or not a student or staff member has to mask up in Connecticut schools. The rally comes at the outset of the legislative session, and days after Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont…
North Passaic
News
Saturday Is School Day For One Of NJ's Largest Districts
School on a Saturday? Students in New Jersey’s third-largest district will attend remote classes this weekend to make up for a previously canceled instructional day. The nearly 25,000 students in the Paterson Public School district have virtual classes from 8:20 a.m. to 1 p.m. to make up for Oct. 26, when classes were canceled due to Gov. Phil Murphy’s declared state of emergency, district spokesperson Paul Brubaker said. While students were initially scheduled to attend classes in person on Saturday, the district made the decision last week to postpone the return to in-person classes until…
Nassau
Schools
Covid-
19: School District In Nassau County Goes Remote After Rise In Cases
Another school district on Long Island was forced to go remote due to the recent spike in new COVID-19 cases. In Nassau County, the Uniondale School District faced a staffing and student shortage, and the number required to quarantine led to a host of fresh absences, Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil said. Due to the number of outages, officials announced that the district’s secondary schools - the Uniondale High School, Turtle Hook Middle School, and Lawrence Road Middle School - would be going remote through the end of the week ending on Friday, Jan. 14. During the break, staff was sc…
Monmouth
Schools
Snow Day! Dozens Of NJ School Districts Closed Friday, Jan. 7
A winter storm is expected to wallop parts of New Jersey with between three and five inches of snow late Thursday night into Friday morning. Several school districts are taking action. Below are the districts with closures or delays on Friday, Jan. 7 (last updated 10 a.m.). Asbury Park: 2-hour delay Barnegat: Remote Bedminster: closed Bergenfield: closed Bernards Township: Remote Bloomfield: Closed Bound Brook: closed Brick: closed Butler: Closed Clifton: Closed Clinton - Glen Gardner School District: Closed Colts Neck: 2-hour delay Dumont: closed East Windsor Regional - Hightstown: Close…
Darien
Schools
Covid-
19: Additional CT School Districts Closed Due To Staffing Shortages
Staffing shortages caused by the new outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Connecticut have led to the closure of some schools while other districts went remote. With the positive infection rate in Connecticut rising above 20 percent as the Omicron variant rapidly spreads, some schools have been facing staffing and busing shortages due to the virus. Related story - COVID-19: Infection Rate In CT Soars Past 20 Percent; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County In New Haven County, Hamden Schools Superintendent Jody Ian Goeler took to social media to announce that the high school would be closed on T…
Greenburgh
Schools
Covid-
19: Two New Schools In Hudson Valley Shift To Remote Learning
At least two more schools in the Hudson Valley will be joining several others throughout the region to go remote due to the post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases. In Orange County, Monroe-Woodbury Schools Superintendent Elsie Rodriguez announced that both the high school and middle school would be transitioning to their distance learning model beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 4. It becomes the latest district to go remote in the region, including Yonkers Public Schools, Mount Vernon Schools, the New Rochelle School District, and Ossining Union Free School District, among others in the Hudson Vall…
Nassau
Schools
Covid-
19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Remote Learning
While classes resumed for students on Long Island on Monday, Jan. 3, not all did so in-person as the region battles the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant that has become the dominant strain in the US. Most of Long Island’s 124 school districts reopened on Monday morning, though some faced staffing shortages that forced them to go remote for various reasons. Earlier story - COVID-19: Some Long Island Districts Switch To Remote Learning In Nassau County, at least three districts - Freeport, Westbury, and Hicksville - announced that they would be transitioning to their distance le…
Nassau
Schools
Covid-
19: Some Nassau County Districts Switch To Remote Learning
Some Long Island school districts will start the calendar year remotely due to an increase COVID-19 cases amid the emergence of the Omicron strain. The Freeport and Hicksville public school districts have shifted to remote learning for Monday, Jan. 3 through Friday, Jan. 7. The Freeport School District said the move was "In an abundance of caution, due to the increase of positivity rates on Long Island along with the potential of staffing impact." Hicksville School Superintendent Marianne Litzman said, "During the last two days, the number of positive COVID cases reported to the district b…
Stratford
Schools
Covid-
19: Stratford School District Announces Closure
A school district in Fairfield County will be closed on Monday, Jan. 3, and Tuesday, Jan. 4, as a result of COVID-related staffing challenges. The Stratford Public School system said that "This will position us to allow impacted staff members and students to receive current test results and potentially complete their quarantine for a safer return." In an earlier announcement, the Westport School 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…
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…
Yonkers
News
Covid-
19: Yonkers School District To Go Remote After Increase In Cases
One of the largest school districts in the region will be closed for in-person learning due to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. The announcement by the Yonkers Public School District came on Friday afternoon, Dec. 31. "Due to the significant increase in positive COVID-19 cases in our community and schools, all Yonkers Public Schools will be on a full online remote schedule," the district said in a statement. The shift to remote learning is currently scheduled for Monday, Jan. 3 to Friday, Jan. 7. Earlier this week, a pediatrician who is an expert on disease and vaccine development soun…
Bucks
Schools
Philly HS Teachers Stage 'Sick Out' After Student's COVID Death
Teachers at a Philadelphia high school were protesting a shift to remote learning in an attempt to reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 after a student died of complications from the virus, according to media outlets and family. At least 40 union members at the Olney Charter High School are staging a "sick out," which they say is their way of demanding better health protocols, CentreDaily reports. The school, however, denied that it was not strictly enforcing COVID-19 safety protocols, claiming in a statement that the teachers were attempting to manipulate public opinion in the af…
Tolland
Schools
Covid-
19: School In Region Closes Due To Increase In Cases
A school in Western Massachusetts is the latest to go remote for the remainder of 2021 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases amid the arrival of the Omicron variant. In Hampshire County, school officials announced late on Monday, Dec. 20 that the R.H. Conwell Elementary School in Worthington will be closed for the rest of the week due to a spike in confirmed cases of the virus within the building. Schools Superintendent Gretchen Morse-Dobosz and Worthington School Nurse Samantha Pease issued the alert after the district identified 33 close contacts within the elementary school that spanned betwee…
Pleasantville
Schools
Covid-
19: School District In Westchester Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases
Another school district in the Hudson Valley is going remote amid the winter rise in new COVID-19 cases and the surge of the Omicron variant. In Westchester, Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton announced that the district will be transitioning to its distance learning model on Wednesday, Dec. 22, through at least the middle of January. "We have all been watching as Broadway closed, professional sports have been affected, and some states (Maryland) have moved to remote learning,” Hamilton wrote in a message to parents. “We have also seen an increase in our positive cases…
Prince George's
News
MD Gov. Hogan Gets
Covid-
19, Blasts School District's Decision To Go Fully Remote
Prince George's County Public Schools will move fully to remote learning through Jan. 18, and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan made it known: He's not for it. Hogan, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, said it's a "big deal and terrible mistake and something that we're very opposed to," according to NBC Washington. “We all want to keep our kids safe but we’ve got protocols in place. There’s a hundred cases in Prince George’s County out of 131,000 students.” PGCPS will close all buildings starting Dec. 20 and move to virtual learning for three days ahead of their winter break which will…
Suffolk NY
News
Covid-
19: Long Island School Temporarily Closes Due To Staffing Shortages Linked To Virus
The latest surge of new COVID-19 infections continues to impact schools and colleges on Long Island. In Nassau County, the Clara H. Carlson School in Elmont was forced to shutter its doors for several days due to a staffing shortage that was died to an outbreak of the virus. Schools Superintendent Kenneth Rosner announced that due to the shortage, the school building was closed beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 15 through Friday, Dec. 17, with students transitioning to their remote learning model temporarily. In the past two weeks, there have been seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Clara…
Briarcliff
Schools
Northern Westchester HS Goes Remote Amid 'Concerns' Following Threat
An area high school went remote after a social media post considered a threat toward the building left some district officials with lingering concerns. In Northern Westchester, Bedford Central Schools Superintendent Joel Adelberg said that administrators were alerted to “a disturbing post” on Snapchat that was shared among the Fox Lane High School community and was being considered as a perceived threat on Sunday, Dec. 12. Earlier story - Fox Lane HS Student Makes Threatening Social Media Post Ultimately police were called to the school to investigate, and the threat was deemed to be not c…
Mercer
Schools
Mercer County HS Offers Students Remote Learning Day After Shooting Threat Written In Bathroom
A Mercer County high school has given its students the option of remote learning on Friday, one day after a “disturbing” message reportedly involving a shooting threat was scrawled onto a bathroom wall. Hightstown High School Superintendent Mark Daniels addressed the school community in a letter to parents. “I realize the information regarding the writing found on the restroom wall at the high school yesterday is disturbing and troubling to all of us,” Daniels writes. “We take this matter seriously and are continuing to aggressively gather information.” The message involved a shooting th…
Nassau
Schools
Long Island High School Goes Remote After Threat
Two threats to a Long Island high school prompted district officials to transition students to its remote learning plan as police investigate. The threats were made targeting the West Babylon Senior High School on Friday, Dec. 10, which led the district to switch to its distance learning model amid the investigation. According to police, a threat was posted on social media on Thursday, Dec. 9 from that appeared to show the student with a gun and the words "I'll start shooting, I hate that school.” “As a result of some concerning images and threatening language that was shared with the high…
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