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COVID-19: More Schools In Bergen, Passaic County Go Remote COVID-19: More Schools In Bergen, Passaic County Go Remote
Covid-19: More Schools In Bergen, Passaic County Go Remote A switch to remote learning was the move for more schools in Bergen and Passaic counties due to COVID-19. At least two individuals tested positive at Northern Highlands Regional High School, which switched to virtual instruction on Thursday, Oct. 22. Classes will resume in person on Nov. 9, according to a letter sent by schools principal Joseph J. Occhino Wednesday evening. "This letter is to inform you that we just received notification that another individual at Northern Highlands has tested positive for COVID-19," Occhino said, noting schools must close when two or more positive ca…

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COVID-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote For One Week COVID-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote For One Week
Covid-19: Bergen County High School Goes Remote For One Week Another Bergen County high school has switched to remote learning after one individual returned a positive COVID-19 test. A non-teaching staff member at the Park Ridge Junior-Senior High School returned a positive rapid test according to a letter from officials sent Oct. 13. On Oct. 19, the community received an update saying the test was a lab-confirmed positive. Classes were being held remotely at the school from Oct. 20 to Oct. 26. Hybrid learning was expected to resume Oct. 27.After-school activities and athletics were also cancelled. The decision to go remote was made by the coun…

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COVID-19: 5 Cases Close Regional Bergen County High School COVID-19: 5 Cases Close Regional Bergen County High School
Covid-19: 5 Cases Close Regional Bergen County High School A regional high school in Bergen County has switched to remote learning for two weeks after five COVID-19 tests came back positive. Over the weekend, three individuals at Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes tested positive for the virus, Interim Superintendent Bruce Watson said in a joint release with Ramapo HS and Indian Hills HS principals. Ramapo HS will hold classes remotely for the next two weeks out of an abundance of caution, Watson said. "It has been determined that these five known cases have had an impact on our school community and resulted in a significant number of …

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COVID-19: Bergen County HS Temporarily Remote After 3 Students Test Positive COVID-19: Bergen County HS Temporarily Remote After 3 Students Test Positive
Covid-19: Bergen County HS Temporarily Remote After 3 Students Test Positive Another Bergen County school has gone remote due to positive COVID-19 cases. Glen Rock High School will hold classes virtually Monday and Tuesday after three students tested positive for the virus, NorthJersey.com reports citing a letter sent to parents Sunday from Superintendent Brett Charleston. Two students were at the school Thursday, and two were also there for the PSAT Saturday, he said. Students who took the PSAT seated a safe distance away from each other and were wearing masks, Charleston said. One student was in the cafeteria and the other in the media center classroom, according…

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Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time
Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time To River Vale's Hope Buzzelli, every rescue dog has a story. That epiphany came to her last summer while sitting on her couch next to her family's dog, Layla. Buzzelli has admired her dog's positive outlook on life since adopting her from Good Karma Dog Rescue three years ago. It was in that moment she felt inspired to paint Layla's portrait depicting just that. LaylaContributed "Dogs are all so optimistic," said Buzzelli, a junior at Pascack Valley Regional High School. "No matter what their past, they can enjoy where they are." What followed was a series of dog portraits primarily o…

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No More Nudes: Pascack Valley School Officials, Police Cracking Down No More Nudes: Pascack Valley School Officials, Police Cracking Down
No More Nudes: Pascack Valley School Officials, Police Cracking Down HILLSDALE, N.J. — Police are investigating nude photos on Pascack Valley Regional High School students' cell phones after district officials discovered several being distributed, Superintendent P. Erik Gundersen told parents in a letter obtained by NorthJersey.com. Gundersen asked parents to ensure all "questionable" videos or images are cleared from their children's phones by Friday morning, the article says. An investigation by the Hillsdale Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and other law enforcement agencies is under way, the superintendent said. CLICK HERE …

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