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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
Schools
Covid-
19: More Bergen, Passaic County Schools Go Remote
Several schools in Bergen and Passaic counties made the switch to online learning due to a number of positive cases. In Maywood, two different teachers in the Memorial School tested positive, according to a letter sent by district Superintendent Michael Jordan Nov. 24. The school is closed out of an abundance of caution from Nov. 25 through Dec. 7, Jordan said. All Dumont schools went virtual on Nov. 20 and will resume in-person learning on Dec. 7 due to "a number of reported cases [and] the shortage of available staff," the district said. The switch came after one person tested positive …
Hartford, CT
News
Covid-
19: City Schools Won't Close Due To Recent Infections
New cases of COVID-19 have been discovered in several schools in one city, but - in a move that Gov. Lamont has been pushing - there will no closure. On Friday, Nov. 20, the New Britain School District was notified that one member from each of the DiLoreto Elementary and Middle School, New Britain High School, and Vance Elementary School communities had tested positive for COVID-19, according to the New Britain Herald. The last days that infected people were in school were Nov. 12 (DiLoreto), 13 (Vance), and 17 (High School). Everyone who has tested positive will isolate for 10 days.…
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Westchester School District Goes All-Virtual Due To Staffing Shortage
Another Westchester school district is going remote after learning of new positive cases that caused a staffing shortage. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano said that because of a rise in cases and the shortened week due to the Thanksgiving break, all students would be switching to their distance learning plan beginning on Monday, Nov. 23. Montesano said that a staff member at the elementary school and a high school student both tested positive for the virus, leading to an abundance of classmates and staff members being forced to temporarily quarantine. “Our ability to adequa…
Middletown, NJ
News
Covid-
19: Middletown Closes Another School Due To Spike In Coronavirus Symptoms
Middletown Township is temporarily closing one of its elementary schools due to more students experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, officials said. Bayview Elementary School returned to all-remote instruction on Thursday and Friday as a "second wave" of coronavirus was being reported statewide. On Wednesday, Superintendent Mary Ellen Walker said, "While there were no new notifications of positive laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases today, there is a rising number of individuals, across grades and cohorts, who are symptomatic" "While we wait for the results of the COVID-19…
Springfield, MA
News
Covid-
19: Rural Town With 26 Cases Switches To Fully-Remote Learning
A rural school district has quickly switched to remote-learning as the number of COVID-19 cases in the community rises. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Superintendent Cheryl Clarke said 26 new COVID-19 cases had been reported in Monson since November and this is cause for concern within the school district. Students did not go to in-school classes on Thursday, Nov. 19. A tentative return to in-person classes is slated for Dec. 7. In a community notice on Monson’s town Facebook page, government officials warned of “rough days” ahead. Noting Monson has experienced 109 COVID-19 incidents since Januar…
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Long Island High School Goes Remote After New Cases
A Long Island high school has switched to remote learning due to new cases of COVID-19. Babylon Junior-Senior High School has pivoted to full remote instruction for Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20. Babylon Union Free School District Superintendent Linda Rozzi said that after two more positive cases of COVID were identified. Rozzi said a return to in-person instruction on Monday, Nov. 23 is anticipated, but further updates will be forthcoming. "This brings the school’s total to eight active cases, while also quarantining over 26 staff members and many more stude…
Amherst, MA
News
Covid-
19: WMass City Reverts To Full-Remote Education
A small Western Massachusetts city is the latest city to join the full-remote learning club. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, Easthampton School Committee voted 4-3 to revert students to full-remote learning, according to WesternMass News. There were not many children in classes at the moment - only kindergarten and special needs. Students were supposed to return to school on Thursday, Nov. 19, but this has been indefinitely delayed. School officials said they would revisit the decision in early December.
Hackensack, NJ
Schools
Covid-
19: Hackensack Schools Extend Remote Learning With No Return Date In Sight
Yet another North Jersey school district that closed due to COVID-19 will not be reopening until January -- maybe longer. In a letter to the community dated Nov. 13, Hackensack Superintendent Robert Sanchez said due to the upward trend in new cases, in-person instruction will have to wait until the new year. "We understand that this news is disappointing, however, with the holiday season upon us, the spread of the virus is more likely to occur due to interstate travel, family gatherings, and indoor socializing," Sanchez said. "If we were to open to in-person instruction now…
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: New Hudson Valley Middle School Going Remote For Two Weeks
Another school in Westchester will be going fully remote for the rest of the month after positive COVID-19 cases forced a staffing shortage. Valhalla Middle School Principal Jason Schrammel issued an alert this week announcing that the school was transitioning to its distance learning model beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17. Students will be permitted to return to the building on Monday, Nov. 30 for the “Valhalla cohort,” and Wednesday, Dec. 2 for the “Odin cohort.” Schrammel’s announcement comes after a student at the middle school tested positive for COVID-19 who was last in the building last w…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Covid-
19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Fully Remote Due To 15 New Cases
All Phillipsburg schools have transitioned to remote learning after 15 individuals tested COVID-19 positive over the weekend, officials said. While middle and high school students had been placed on fully remote learning two days prior, the new cases — 10 among PHS students and five among school staff — shifted the district’s course of action. “Initially, due to staff levels, PMS and PHS were going to move to all-remove learning until Thursday, Nov. 19,” Superintendent Gregory Troxwell said in a letter dated Nov. 8. “Given what has transpired in the past 24 hours, this has now impacted on …
Somers, NY
News
Covid-
19: School In Westchester Dismisses Early Amid New Cases In District
A school in Westchester closed early after being notified a student tested positive for COVID-19 amid new cases in the district. All students at the Washington Irving Intermediate School in Tarrytown were dismissed at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 after the student tested positive. In addition, three Sleepy Hollow High School students and one employee have reported positive COVID-19 test results to the district, Schools Superintendent Christopher Borsari said. The district was also informed that an employee at W.L. Morse Elementary School tested positive. Sleepy Hollow Middle School will…
New City, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Two Nyack Schools Resume In-Person Learning, HS Remains Closed
Two schools in an area district have returned to in-person learning, though the district’s high school remains closed after new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed. Nyack Schools Superintendent James Montesano issued an update to parents over the weekend, after being forced to close off Valley Cottage Elementary School and the Nyack Middle School through Friday, Nov. 6. Students were permitted to return to the school buildings as of Monday, Nov. 9 after being shut down for a week due to students and staffers possibly being exposed to COVID-19. The Nyack High School will remain closed fo…
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