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COVID-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area COVID-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area
Covid-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area A Fairfield County school district already forced to switch to its distance learning plan due to a COVID-19 outbreak has seen seven newly confirmed positive cases in three different schools. Shelton interim Schools Superintendent Beth Smith alerted parents this week that there were new cases confirmed at Shelton High School, Long Hill School, and Sunnyside School. There were three new cases each at the high school and Long Hill, and one in Sunnyside. The seven new cases bring the total to 52 districtwide since students returned to classes in September. According to Smith, in the past two w…

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COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Shifts To Distance Learning Until Next Year COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Shifts To Distance Learning Until Next Year
Covid-19: School District In Fairfield County Shifts To Distance Learning Until Next Year A spike in COVID-19 cases has forced a Fairfield County school district to transition to its full distance learning model through the end of the year. Interim Shelton Schools Superintendent Beth Smith announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10 that following Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, students will be learning remotely through at least January 2021. Next month, Smith said that the district will confer with health officials to determine the best course of action moving forward. According to Smith, last week, Shelton saw a spike in cases, with a 15.5 percent positivity rate, prompting the state …

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by Zak Failla
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Acting Principal Latest At Shelton HS To Be Put On Leave During Probe Acting Principal Latest At Shelton HS To Be Put On Leave During Probe
Acting Principal Latest At Shelton HS To Be Put On Leave During Probe Another week, another new principal for Shelton High School students. Assistant Principal John Skerritt was placed on leave this week, the Shelton School District announced, as he is the latest involved in a criminal police investigation. He had been named the acting principal of the school when former principal Beth Smith was placed on administrative leave earlier this year. Smith was placed on administrative leave two days after it was announced that an investigation has been launched targeting administrators at the school in relation to a potentially criminal incident involving two stude…

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by Zak Failla
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Headmaster, Other Employees Placed On Leave During Criminal Investigation At Shelton HS Headmaster, Other Employees Placed On Leave During Criminal Investigation At Shelton HS
Headmaster, Other Employees Placed On Leave During Criminal Investigation At Shelton HS Days after Shelton High School Principal Beth Smith was placed on administrative leave for an unknown reason,  authorities have revealed that at least two other staffers have been placed on leave as well. Superintendent Dr. Chris Clouet told the Shelton Herald Smith was placed on paid administrative leave on Thursday, March 28, over what Clouet termed a “personnel matter.” Clouet added that the state’s attorney office and Shelton Police Department are conducting a “criminal investigation involving multiple staff members” at the school, said the Shelton Herald. According to Mayor …

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by Kathy Reakes