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COVID-19: Schools Can Safely Reopen If Proper Precautions Are Taken, CDC Says, Citing Research COVID-19: Schools Can Safely Reopen If Proper Precautions Are Taken, CDC Says, Citing Research
Covid-19: Schools Can Safely Reopen If Proper Precautions Are Taken, CDC Says, Citing Research Children can safely return to classrooms in most communities throughout the nation if proper safety measures are taken amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) announced, saying evidence indicates that in-person instruction can be held safely as long as social distancing and mask-wearing protocols are in place. At the same, local officials should limit indoor dining, bars, and poorly ventilated gyms in order to keep infection rates low in the community at large, the CDC researchers wrote in a report published on Tuesday, Jan. 26 in the journal JAMA. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Pelham School District Going Remote To Start New Year COVID-19: Pelham School District Going Remote To Start New Year
Covid-19: Pelham School District Going Remote To Start New Year A Westchester school district will temporarily be sticking with its remote learning when they turn the calendar from 2020 to 2021. Pelham Schools Superintendent Cheryl Champ said that after discussing the matter at a recent School Board meeting, the district will shift to full remote instruction the week after the Holiday recess - Monday, Jan. 4 through Friday, Jan. 8 Wednesday, Jan. 6 will also be an early dismissal day for all students. 
“Following the Thanksgiving holiday, we saw a clear increase in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country, the region, and our school district,” s…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Area School District Closes For In-Person Learning Until 2021 COVID-19: Area School District Closes For In-Person Learning Until 2021
Covid-19: Area School District Closes For In-Person Learning Until 2021 A new school district in the area has announced it will close for in-person learning for several weeks due to COVID-19 exposure. Public schools in the Pearl River District in Rockland County will switch to distance learning beginning Monday, Dec. 14, and lasting until Monday, Jan. 11. The move came after Rockland County Commissioner of Health, Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, and her team requested a meeting with Pearl River District Administration to review COVID-19 positivity rates and additional positive cases. "Dr. Ruppert and the Department of Health issued a strong recommendation …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November COVID-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November
Covid-19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November The school district in Westchester is hitting the pause button on the start of in-person instruction for more than a month due to the COVID-19 crisis. Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton said that the district was forced to adjust its plans to transition to a hybrid learning model due to “mitigating factors” that impacted their plans and “influenced their decisions.” The revised plan calls for the beginning of in-person learning in mid-November. “Our plan focuses on bringing students back to school while maintaining social distancing and recommendations from the CDC and …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Decision On Reopening NY Schools Will Come Within A Week COVID-19: Decision On Reopening NY Schools Will Come Within A Week
Covid-19: Decision On Reopening NY Schools Will Come Within A Week The deadline for schools to submit potential reopening plans has come, and the state will now make a determination on when and how classes will resume in the fall amid the COVID-19 outbreak. School districts had until Friday, July 31 to submit potential reopening plans which include in-person, remote, and hybrid-learning options. Schools have been discussing options since the State Board of Education provided guidance to districts on Monday, July 13. Plans must include how schools proposals to reduce capacity in the classroom, cafeterias, and buses, potentially staggered admission times, an…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: State Guidelines For Reopening Schools Now Available To Public COVID-19: State Guidelines For Reopening Schools Now Available To Public
Covid-19: State Guidelines For Reopening Schools Now Available To Public Guidelines sent to school districts when the formula that will be used to reopen schools across New York State was announced are now available for the general public. Under the formula, schools can reopen if the region is in Phase 4 and the daily COVID-19 infection rate is five percent or lower over a 14-day average. But if the regional infection rate is greater than nine percent using a seven-day average after Saturday, Aug. 1, schools will then have to close, in effect, "an emergency stop button," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in announcing the formula on Monday, July 13. The determination for …

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by Joe Lombardi