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CT School Children Become Sick After Eating THC Gummies On Bus, Police Say CT School Children Become Sick After Eating THC Gummies On Bus, Police Say
CT School Children Become Sick After Eating THC Gummies On Bus, Police Say Several elementary school students became ill last week after allegedly eating THC gummies on a school bus in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Westport. Westport Police Department Lt. Eric Woods said that there is an active investigation and he could not comment on what took place. The student illnesses first came to light on Monday, Dec. 19, when Westport Public School Superintendent Thomas Scarice commented on the situation during a Board of Education meeting.  "Last week, there was a school-related incident in which students became ill after ingesting what appeare…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT High School Has Delayed Opening After Teacher Dies In I-95 Crash CT High School Has Delayed Opening After Teacher Dies In I-95 Crash
CT High School Has Delayed Opening After Teacher Dies In I-95 Crash A high school in Fairfield County is operating on a delayed start on Monday, Oct. 17 after one of its teachers was killed over the weekend in a crash on I-95 in Connecticut. Michael Sansur, age 52, of Darien, a technology education teacher at Staples High School in Westport, died from his injuries in the New London County crash that happened at about 7:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 in Old Lyme. Staples students are scheduled to begin the school day at 11 a.m. Monday, Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice said in an email to the school community Sunday night, Oct. 16. "I m…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CT School District Announces Closure COVID-19: CT School District Announces Closure
Covid-19: CT School District Announces Closure A school district in Fairfield County will be closed on Monday, Jan. 3, and Tuesday, Jan. 4, as a result of COVID-related staffing challenges. The Stratford Public School system said that "This will position us to allow impacted staff members and students to receive current test results and potentially complete their quarantine for a safer return." In an earlier announcement, the Westport School District said it will extend the winter break by one day for all students and that Monday, Jan. 3 will not be a school day for students. All faculty and staff will report on Monday. "This will…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CT School District Announces Delayed Starting Time COVID-19: CT School District Announces Delayed Starting Time
Covid-19: CT School District Announces Delayed Starting Time A school district in Fairfield County announced a change in the starting time for the first day of classes of the new calendar year amid a climb in cases as the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron strain becomes more prevalent. Darien Public Schools Superintendent Alan Addley announced a two-hour delayed opening schedule on Monday, Jan. 3 to provide teachers with the opportunity to prepare remote and in-person learning for their students "given the expected but undetermined number of students to be quarantined." On Friday, Dec. 31, Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice said the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: CT School District Extends Winter Break For Students COVID-19: CT School District Extends Winter Break For Students
Covid-19: CT School District Extends Winter Break For Students A school district in Connecticut is extending winter break for students as it assesses a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. The announcement by the Westport School District came on Friday afternoon, Dec. 31. The district said it will extend the winter break by one day for all students and that Monday, Jan. 3 will not be a school day for students. All faculty and staff will report on Monday. "This will enable the district to work collaboratively to develop a range of responses to the changing conditions over the coming weeks," Westport Superintendent of Schools Thomas Scarice said …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Person Exhibiting 'Erratic Behavior' Draws Police To Two CT Schools Person Exhibiting 'Erratic Behavior' Draws Police To Two CT Schools
Person Exhibiting 'Erratic Behavior' Draws Police To Two CT Schools A police department in Fairfield County beefed up security at a pair of area elementary schools after a pedestrian made “idle threats” and was "exhibiting erratic behavior," officials said. Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice issued an alert to the community shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, advising that there was an issue that affected both the Kings Highway and Saugatuck elementary schools. According to Scarice, on Wednesday morning, an administrator at Kings Highway observed a person walking on Post Road who was “exhibiting erratic behavior and making idle threats.…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Schools Closed In Response To Death Of 7-Year-Old In CT Murder-Suicide Two Schools Closed In Response To Death Of 7-Year-Old In CT Murder-Suicide
Two Schools Closed In Response To Death Of 7-Year-Old In CT Murder-Suicide Two Fairfield County schools will be closed on Monday, June 21, following the deaths of a 7-year-old student and her mother. The schools, Coleytown Elementary School, which the child attended, along with Stepping Stones Preschool, which is located inside Coleytown, will be closed Monday in response to the tragedy. Monday was supposed to be the last day of school, but School Superintendent Thomas Scarice said that instead of classes, students and teachers and staff, can receive grief counseling. Scarice sent out a letter to parents which said: "As our community mourns the tragic loss of one…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
COVID-19: 15 New Cases Reported At CT School District COVID-19: 15 New Cases Reported At CT School District
Covid-19: 15 New Cases Reported At CT School District A Fairfield County school district is contending with a new surge of COVID-19 cases that have cropped up across multiple school buildings, officials announced. Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice issued an alert to the community cautioning that there have been more than a dozen newly confirmed COVID-19 cases within schools districtwide. According to Scarice, new cases were confirmed in students and staffers at: Staples High School: 9 cases; Bedford Middle School: 2 cases; Coleytown Elementary School: 1 case; Greens Farms Elementary School: 1 case; Kings Highway Elementary Scho…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Second Staffer At CT School Tests Positive COVID-19: Second Staffer At CT School Tests Positive
Covid-19: Second Staffer At CT School Tests Positive A second staff member at a school in Fairfield County has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to a shift to remote learning for more classrooms. Coleytown Elementary School in Westport was closed Friday, Sept. 11 after the first positive case in a staffer was confirmed earlier in the morning. On Saturday morning, Sept. 12, Thomas Scarice, Westport's superintendent of schools, announced the confirmed case of the additional staff member. As a result of contact tracing, two additional staff members have been identified as “close contacts” and notified that they will be excluded fr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Some Students, Staff At Westport School Will Have To Quarantine After Positive Case COVID-19: Some Students, Staff At Westport School Will Have To Quarantine After Positive Case
Covid-19: Some Students, Staff At Westport School Will Have To Quarantine After Positive Case Some students and staffers at a school in Fairfield County where a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 will have to quarantine for two weeks, Thomas Scarice, Westport's Superintendent of Schools announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 11. Coleytown Elementary School in Westport was closed Friday to students and staff after the positive case was confirmed early in the morning. "In working closely with the Westport/Weston Health District and our medical advisor, it has been confirmed that the staff and students have implemented our mitigating measures by maintaining distance to the …

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
COVID-19: CT School Closed After Staffer Tests Positive COVID-19: CT School Closed After Staffer Tests Positive
Covid-19: CT School Closed After Staffer Tests Positive Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Second Staffer At School In Fairfield County Tests Positive A school in Fairfield County is closed on Friday, Sept. 11 after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Thomas Scarice, Westport's Superintendent of Schools, said the administration learned of the positive case early Friday morning. "Given the timing of the notice and our need to follow district protocols with contact tracing, as a precautionary measure, Coleytown Elementary School will be closed today, Friday, September 11, 2020, to students and staff," Scarice…

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by Joe Lombardi