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COVID-19: College Students Suing Schools After Virus Forces Closures COVID-19: College Students Suing Schools After Virus Forces Closures
Covid-19: College Students Suing Schools After Virus Forces Closures College students forced to leave campus due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak are filing lawsuits demanding tuition refunds after classes were forced to be taken online. With colleges socially distancing and transitioning to e-learning, students have been filing class-action lawsuits alleging that they are still paying high tuition prices for what has become an online education. The lawsuits claim that students have paid for services they’re no longer receiving, such as face-to-face interaction with professors, access to campus facilities, and hands-on learning, as well as mandat…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: More Westchester Schools Schedule Two-Week Long Closures COVID-19: More Westchester Schools Schedule Two-Week Long Closures
Covid-19: More Westchester Schools Schedule Two-Week Long Closures More schools in Westchester will be shutting down for at least two weeks in an effort to help curb the spread of coronavirus. In New Rochelle - where the outbreak originated - New Rochelle High School, Albert Leonard Middle School and William B. Ward Elementary School, all of which are in the state’s new one-mile “containment area,” will be closed through Wednesday, March 25. The Tuckahoe School District and Ursuline School in New Rochelle also announced that they will be closed for a two-week stretch as a precaution. In New Rochelle, teachers will attempt to educate students remotely, sc…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester School District Closes For 10 Days After Faculty Member Tests Positive For COVID-19 Westchester School District Closes For 10 Days After Faculty Member Tests Positive For COVID-19
Westchester School District Closes For 10 Days After Faculty Member Tests Positive For Covid-19 A school district in Westchester will be closed for 10 days after a faculty member tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Scarsdale Public School District made the announcement on Sunday night, March 8, saying: "This evening the district was informed that a faculty member at the middle school tested positive today for COVID-19.  "The district is working with the Department of Health to discuss the full extent of precautions that we should be taking.  "We have spoken with the Westchester County Health Commissioner this evening, and she recommended that we …

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by Joe Lombardi