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Lack Of Available Staff Forces Transition To Remote Learning Lack Of Available Staff Forces Transition To Remote Learning
Lack Of Available Staff Forces Transition To Remote Learning Another school has decided to transition to fully remote education due to COVID-19, but not for the usual reason. It wasn’t an outbreak of COVID-19 infections that forced the change in East Windsor High School, but the lack of available professionals due to the strain the virus has put on working people and families. There are 17 members of the high school’s staff currently absent - some of whom are waiting for COVID-19 test results, according to the Journal Inquirer on Monday, Nov. 23. No students in the building mean fewer staff members are needed to supervise the teens. The distric…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Latest School In Fairfield County Announces Shift To Remote Learning COVID-19: Latest School In Fairfield County Announces Shift To Remote Learning
Covid-19: Latest School In Fairfield County Announces Shift To Remote Learning Another Fairfield County school is switching over to its distance learning model through the Thanksgiving holiday as the mounting number of COVID-19 cases caused a minor staffing shortage. Nathan Hale Middle School in Norwalk went all-virtual beginning on Monday, Nov. 23 due to newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Students will not return to in-person learning through Monday, Nov. 30. School officials said that the case required more staff members to quarantine, forcing the switch to remote learning. The move comes days after the Brien McMahon High School and the Center for Global Students ma…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New High School In Fairfield County Goes Remote After Positive Cases COVID-19: New High School In Fairfield County Goes Remote After Positive Cases
Covid-19: New High School In Fairfield County Goes Remote After Positive Cases Several new positive COVID-19 cases are forcing another Fairfield County high school to go remote. Ridgefield High School went to its distance learning model on Wednesday, Nov. 18, after learning that there were four new positive cases in students and staffers. There have now been 18 confirmed cases at Ridgefield High School, where approximately 300 students and 70 staff members have already been instructed to temporarily quarantine due to possible exposure to the virus. Contact tracing for the latest confirmed cases is ongoing, and it is unclear how many will be advised to enter a 14-day …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Group Of Schools Announce Positive Cases, Switches To Remote Learning COVID-19: New Group Of Schools Announce Positive Cases, Switches To Remote Learning
Covid-19: New Group Of Schools Announce Positive Cases, Switches To Remote Learning As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to climb in Connecticut so too does the number of schools that are being forced to transition to remote learning models. Schools in Brookfield and Milford will all be switching to distance learning - some through the rest of the year - due to new cases in students and district staff members. In Brookfield, the entire public school district switched to remote learning as of Wednesday, Nov. 18 due to staffing shortages, before returning to its hybrid model on Monday, Dec. 7. "While we have no evidence of in-school transmission, the decision to tr…

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by Zak Failla
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Some Schools In Fairfield County Are Closed Due To COVID, Power Outages Some Schools In Fairfield County Are Closed Due To COVID, Power Outages
Some Schools In Fairfield County Are Closed Due To COVID, Power Outages 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: New Positive Case Reported At School In Fairfield County COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At School In Fairfield County
Covid-19: New Positive Case Reported At School In Fairfield County A Catholic school in Fairfield County has become the latest to transition to its distance learning model due to a positive COVID-19 case. Officials at St. Theresa School in Trumbull issued a notice to parents this week alerting them that a sixth-grade student tested positive for the virus, prompting the school to turn to remote learning through the end of the month. The student was sent home following the positive test, as well as a teacher, and other students on the school’s soccer team, who all may have been exposed to COVID-19. In response to the latest positive test, those who may hav…

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by Zak Failla
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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
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COVID-19: Two New Schools Close For In-Person Learning After Positive Cases COVID-19: Two New Schools Close For In-Person Learning After Positive Cases
Covid-19: Two New Schools Close For In-Person Learning After Positive Cases Two new schools in Fairfield County have switched to remote learning after positive COVID-19 cases. Staples High School and Bedford/Coleytown Middle School in the Westport District will operate on a full remote teaching model for students and staff on both Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13. "The decision to move our secondary schools to a remote model for two days came as a result of several individuals testing positive and the subsequent need to quarantine many individuals and continue contact tracing," Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice said in an email to the c…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University COVID-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University
Covid-19: 88 New Cases Reported At Sacred Heart University As COVID-19 continues to surge across Connecticut and the rest of the country, Sacred Heart University is transitioning to remote learning after receiving reports of dozens of new cases. University officials announced over the weekend that there have been 88 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 66 students on campus, 21 off-campus, and one staffer. The new surged in classes forced the University to transition to remote learning beginning on Monday, Nov. 9 through the rest of the semester. There is now a total of 77 active cases on campus and 44 cases off-campus. There are now 191 acti…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Port Chester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increase COVID-19: Port Chester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increase
Covid-19: Port Chester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increase A Westchester village has become the first in the county to be designated as a COVID-19 “yellow zone,” due to the recent rise in cases in recent weeks. Like the rest of the country, New York has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare part of Port Chester as a warning zone near the Connecticut border as the village has sustained an average positive infection rate above 2.5 percent. Cuomo said that in response to the uptick in positive cases, the Westchester County Department of Health coordinated to provide rapid testing at Open Door on Grace C…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: School In Norwalk Closes For In-Person Learning After Confirmed Case COVID-19: School In Norwalk Closes For In-Person Learning After Confirmed Case
Covid-19: School In Norwalk Closes For In-Person Learning After Confirmed Case Another school in Fairfield County has been forced to transition back to its remote learning model after learning of a newly confirmed COVID-19 case. Late on Thursday, Nov. 5, Norwalk School District officials were notified of a confirmed COVID-19 case at Roton Middle School, forcing them into distance learning on Friday, Nov. 6 as the district and health officials completed contact tracing efforts. Earlier this week, school officials at West Rocks Middle School also announced that a staff member at West Rocks Middle School was in quarantine after testing positive for the virus, prompting t…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: 55 New Cases Reported At Quinnipiac COVID-19: 55 New Cases Reported At Quinnipiac
Covid-19: 55 New Cases Reported At Quinnipiac Dozens of new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at Quinnipiac University, forcing the school to elevate its alert level to “orange.” University officials said that there have been 55 new cases confirmed among students at Quinnipiac, forcing the school to switch to remote learning through at least the rest of the week. Of the positive cases, 34 are among on-campus students, 21 are off-campus. There are currently 108 people in isolation due to the latest outbreak. It is believed that the latest outbreak stems from a Halloween party that was attended by dozens of Quinnipiac students, in vi…

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by Zak Failla