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Elementary School Off Lockdown Following Threatening Phone Call About Armed Intruder Elementary School Off Lockdown Following Threatening Phone Call About Armed Intruder
Elementary School Off Lockdown Following Threatening Phone Call About Armed Intruder Officials in Connecticut said there is no threat following a "swatting" call on Monday, Sept. 23, that claimed an armed intruder was inside an elementary school. It's part of a growing trend of hoax calls promising violence at schools.  Hartford County's Vance Elementary School in New Britain was forced to go into lockdown on Monday after a call was placed to the main office around 11 a.m., said Tony Gasper, superintendent of the Consolidated School District of New Britain in a message to parents, per NBC Connecticut.  Related: Dozens Of Connecticut Schools Have Received Th…

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by Josh Lanier
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COVID-19: Bridgeport Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Issues COVID-19: Bridgeport Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Issues
Covid-19: Bridgeport Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Issues Schools throughout Fairfield County are closed due to loss of power from powerful storms with strong wind gusts that moved through the area and new COVID-19 cases at other schools. The storm roared through the county on Sunday evening, Nov. 15, causing thousands of power outages and downed trees and utility wires. In Norwalk, Ponus Ridge Middle School, Jefferson Elementary at Ponus, and Norwalk Early Childhood Center, and Wolfpit Elementary are closed due to power outages.  Nathan Hale Middle School, Roton Middle School, and West Rocks Middle School are closed due to COVID-1…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Bridgeport School District, Largest In Connecticut, Shifts To Remote Learning COVID-19: Bridgeport School District, Largest In Connecticut, Shifts To Remote Learning
Covid-19: Bridgeport School District, Largest In Connecticut, Shifts To Remote Learning In the midst of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the largest school district in Connecticut has announced they will revert to all remote learning as of Monday, Nov. 23. Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Michael Testani said on Thursday, Nov., 12, that although it was his desire to keep schools open, health and safety needed to come first. Officials said that as of Thursday, there were 119 positive COVID-19 cases in the district including 89 students and 30 staff members at 34 schools. In a letter to parents, Testain said that although the district had worked tirelessly to maintain in-p…

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by Kathy Reakes