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COVID-19: School To Close After More Than Half Of Staffers Test Positive COVID-19: School To Close After More Than Half Of Staffers Test Positive
Covid-19: School To Close After More Than Half Of Staffers Test Positive A school in Connecticut will be closed for the rest of the week after being hit with a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases that knocked out more than half of its staff members. In Hartford County, the Henry Barnard Elementary School in Enfield will be closed on both Thursday, May 5, and Friday, May 6 after 40 of its 75 staff members tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Christopher Drezek announced. Related story - COVID-19: More Than 30 Staff Members Test Positive At School In Enfield “Although we have tried to cover the building with staff members from other schools, we have reached…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: School In Western Mass Closes Due To Increase In Cases COVID-19: School In Western Mass Closes Due To Increase In Cases
Covid-19: School In Western Mass Closes Due To Increase In Cases A school in Western Massachusetts is the latest to go remote for the remainder of 2021 due to a rise in COVID-19 cases amid the arrival of the Omicron variant. In Hampshire County, school officials announced late on Monday, Dec. 20 that the R.H. Conwell Elementary School in Worthington will be closed for the rest of the week due to a spike in confirmed cases of the virus within the building. Schools Superintendent Gretchen Morse-Dobosz and Worthington School Nurse Samantha Pease issued the alert after the district identified 33 close contacts within the elementary school that spanned betwee…

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by Zak Failla
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Staffing Shortage Causes School Closure In Western Mass Staffing Shortage Causes School Closure In Western Mass
Staffing Shortage Causes School Closure In Western Mass A school in Western Massachusetts was forced to temporarily shut down due to staffing shortages. In Franklin County, Mohawk Trail/Hawlemont Regional School Districts Superintendent Sheryl Stanton announced that the Hawlemont Regional School will be closed on Monday, Nov. 22 due to staffing shortages. “Due to staffing shortages, Hawlemont Regional School will be closed on Monday, Nov. 22,” the district posted on the school’s website. “We will be assessing the staffing situation throughout the day today, so please listen carefully for updates regarding tomorrow. Thank you for your patience!” …

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Two Connecticut Schools Closed After Death Of 7-Year-Old In Murder-Suicide Two Connecticut Schools Closed After Death Of 7-Year-Old In Murder-Suicide
Two Connecticut Schools Closed After Death Of 7-Year-Old In 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