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Michael Testani

COVID-19: CT School District Sets Date To End Mask Mandate COVID-19: CT School District Sets Date To End Mask Mandate
Covid-19: CT 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: Positive Cases Confirmed At Two Bridgeport Schools COVID-19: Positive Cases Confirmed At Two Bridgeport Schools
Covid-19: Positive Cases Confirmed At Two Bridgeport Schools A pair of schools in the area were forced to temporarily send students home due to positive COVID-19 cases. On Monday, Sept. 14, classes at the Jettie S. Tisdale School in Bridgeport were canceled and students transitioned to remote learning when a staff member reported a positive COVID-19 test. Schools Superintendent Michael Testani later announced that a student at Park City Magnet School in Bridgeport had tested positive for the virus, forcing students to miss in-person classes. Following the positive tests, the district began cleaning and sanitizing the buildings, while contact tracin…