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Michael Testani

COVID-19: Bridgeport School District Sets Date To End Mask Mandate COVID-19: Bridgeport School District Sets Date To End Mask Mandate
Covid-19: Bridgeport School District Sets Date To End Mask Mandate A Fairfield County school district is set to become the latest in the state to ditch masks for students and staff members as Connecticut continues its recovery of the winter COVID-19 surge of fresh infections. Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Michael Testani announced that following the latest meeting of the Board of Education, they voted to drop the mask mandate in all public schools beginning as of Thursday, March 31. According to Testani, the decision to make masks optional in school settings was “not made without important guidance from our local health officials,” and was in response …
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…
COVID-19: School In Bridgeport Goes Remote For Two Weeks COVID-19: School In Bridgeport Goes Remote For Two Weeks
Covid-19: School In Bridgeport Goes Remote For Two Weeks A district in Fairfield County has just announced one of its schools will be closed for in-person learning for two weeks due to COVID-19 exposure. Michael Testani, the Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools, announced that Luis Muñoz Marín Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning until Monday, Oct. 26. All classes will be participating in remote learning during that time. Grab-n-Go meals will still be available, the district said.