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School Quarantine
Suffolk NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Long Island School Goes Remote Due To High Number Of Cases
With the number of COVID-19 cases mounting among students and staff, a Long Island high school is going remote for the rest of the year to help curtail the spread of the virus. The East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School transitioned to its distance learning model as of Wednesday, Dec. 15 after confirming 20 more cases in students and three in staff members. With the newly confirmed cases, there are now approximately 100 students in quarantine, representing nearly 25 percent of the entire school population. According to district officials, through contact tracing, it was determined that mo…
Ocean
Schools
COVID: Irate NJ Dad Snuck Into Elementary School After Refusing To Bring Child Home, Police Say
A New Jersey father who refused to pick his child up from school after a COVID-19 exposure followed contractors into the building and began shouting at school officials Wednesday, local police said. It was only after officials at the Beachwood Elementary School told John Wehrle they would have to contact the Department of Child Protection if he didn't bring the student home that he ultimately agreed. Wehrl took to Facebook to defend himself: I only went this far because I should be able to ask questions. And if a school is telling you your child needs to quarantine there should be a plan o…
Mount Pleasant
Schools
Covid-
19: New Case Reported At Northern Westchester HS Where 19 Students Are In Quarantine
Nineteen students in a Northern Westchester school district will be in quarantine for the rest of the month following a newly confirmed case of COVID-19 in the high school. Byram Hills Schools Superintendent Jen Lamia issued a notice to parents late on Wednesday, Nov. 18 advising that there was a new COVID case at Byram Hills High School, and the students will be in quarantine through Monday, Nov. 30. Lamia said that it appears to be an isolated case, and that the Department of Health has started contact tracing, and anyone who may have been exposed to the individual who tested positive wi…
White Plains
Schools
Covid-
19: Seven Staffers, 14 Students Quarantined After Positive Test In Westchester School
The latest confirmed positive COVID-19 case in a Westchester school district has forced nearly two dozen students and staffers into a temporary quarantine. New Rochelle interim Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued an alert to the community late on Monday, Nov. 16 regarding the latest positive case in the district, this time in a student at George M. Davis Jr. Elementary School. Marrero said that the student was last in the building on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and became symptomatic the following day. The results from his test were returned on Monday night. In response to the new test, Marre…
South Passaic
Schools
Covid-
19: One Of NJ's Largest School Districts Remote Until January
Yet another North Jersey school district has postponed in-person learning until 2021. The latest in Passaic County. Beginning Monday, all schools in Clifton will switch to remote learning due to a spike in the virus across the state, particularly Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson counties. Since reopening for in-person learning Oct. 12, 23 students and 12 staff members tested positive for the virus, forcing 398 students and 105 staff members to quarantine, Clifton Schools Superintendent Dr. Danny A. Robertozzi said Wednesday. Last week, 12 students and four staff members tested posit…
North Rockland
Schools
Covid-
19: Five Schools In Area Report Positive Cases
Five more schools in the area are dealing with newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in students and staffers. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the Port Jervis School District announced that a staff member at Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School reported a positive COVID-19 test in the wake of a second employee testing positive. There was also a positive COVID-19 case reported in Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School in Port Jervis earlier this week. Port Jervis Schools Superintendent Mike Rydell said that due to the positive cases, the number of students and staff members forced to enter a temporary quarantin…
Mount Pleasant
Schools
Covid-
19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote After Positive Case
A new school in Westchester has switched to remote learning after a positive COVID-19 case. The Pelham Public School District said on Monday night, Nov. 2 it learned that an additional individual at Hutchinson School has tested positive for COVID. As a result of the ensuing quarantines, students at Hutchinson School will learn remotely beginning Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Friday, Nov. 13. The school is scheduled for in-person instruction on Monday, Nov. 16. All other schools will continue to be open for in-person instruction following the regular Hybrid Learning Schedule. "…
Nassau
Schools
Covid-
19: Long Island HS Closes, 136 Under Quarantine, After Positive Cases
A Long Island high school transitioned to remote learning for the second straight day as more than 100 students were placed under quarantine due to newly reported positive COVID-19 cases. Shoreham-Wading River High School announced that it was closed for in-person learning on Friday, Oct. 30 following two new cases that were reported late on Thursday, Oct. 29. The school was also closed on Thursday to allow for contact tracing, which led to 125 students and 11 staff members being quarantined due to potential exposure to the new cases, school officials said. It is unclear if the school will…
Worcester
News
Covid-
19: Ashburnham-Westminster Schools Go Fully Remote, Cancel Plans
The Ashburnham-Westminster School District is going fully remote following news of COVID-19 infections within the school community. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Superintendent Todd Stewart broke the news in a letter to school families. There have been three new positive COVID-19 cases that have been detected in the district. Stewart said with the rise of COVID-19 cases locally and nationally, moving all students to online learning is the “prudent” thing to do. In addition to students moving to fully online, or remote learning, all extra-curricular activities have been cancelled until at least Nov.…
Ridgefield
News
Covid-
19: Two More Fairfield County Schools Switch To Distance Learning
A pair of schools in Fairfield County are transitioning to remote learning for several days due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The Shelton High School and Intermediate School announced a plan to transition to distance learning between Tuesday, Oct. 13, and Thursday, Oct. 22 due to mandated staff quarantines. Related story - COVID-19: Five Cases Confirmed At School District In Fairfield County At least eight Shelton High staff members, five at Shelton Intermediate School, and six at Perry Hill School are under quarantine. School officials said that some of the staff members that tested posit…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes
Schools
Covid-
19 Case Reported At This Bergen County Elementary School
An individual at another Bergen County elementary school tested positive for COVID-19 this week In a letter to parents sent Tuesday, Wyckoff Superintendent Dr. Kerry L. Postma told parents of Sicomac Elementary School students that they would have already gotten a call if their child came in close contact with the individual. Those who did have been told to quarantine. "The status of this situation is fluid," said Postma, "and we are monitoring it closely." The school, which reopened late last month with a hybrid schedule, has already been cleaned and disinfected. Click here for a l…
Morris
News
Covid-
19: 37 Students, Staff At Morris County High School Under Quarantine
A combined 37 Morristown High School staff members and students under a two-week quarantine someone associated with faculty tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said. The individual who tested positive was identified only as a community member in an announcement on the school’s website. A “close contact” of the individual has also started to experience symptoms and is awaiting test results, the announcement said. All students will be learning remotely Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. All in-person extracurricular and athletic activities have been canceled …
Danbury
News
Covid-
19: 53 Students Quarantined At High School In Fairfield County
Multiple students at a Fairfield County high school have tested positive for COVID-19 and dozens of classmates have been forced to quarantine as a precaution. Four New Canaan High School students tested positive for the virus, and the subsequent contact tracing led to 53 of their classmates to be placed into quarantine as of Tuesday, Sept. 22. New Canaan Schools Superintendent Bryan Luizzi is encouraging other students who may have tested positive for COVID-19 or come into contact with an infected student to come forward to prevent any additional spread of the virus. In addition to the f…
