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COVID-19: Peekskill School District Pauses In-Person Learning Till 2021 COVID-19: Peekskill School District Pauses In-Person Learning Till 2021
Covid-19: Peekskill School District Pauses In-Person Learning Till 2021 A new Hudson Valley school district has decided to take a “holiday pause” and close for in-person education for the rest of the calendar year due to COVID-19. The Peekskill City School District announced that it will be halting in-person learning beginning on Monday, Nov. 30, and transition to its full virtual model until Monday, Jan. 4. Related story - COVID-19: Seven Staffers, 14 Students Quarantined From Hudson Valley School Last week, another school district in the region announced it has transitioned to remote learning for the rest of 2020. The North Rockland Central S…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: New Case In Westchester School; District Lays Out Thanksgiving Travel Plan COVID-19: New Case In Westchester School; District Lays Out Thanksgiving Travel Plan
Covid-19: New Case In Westchester School; District Lays Out Thanksgiving Travel Plan Another new COVID-19 case has been confirmed in a staffer at a Westchester school that has seen a small surge in recent infections. Bronxville Schools Superintendent issued a notice to the community on Wednesday, Nov. 25 advising that an employee at the Elementary School has tested positive for the virus, and anyone who may have been exposed has been contacted. There have now been two employees and two students test positive in the Elementary School, and two students in the high school that have been reported in the past week. Montesano said that the district is following the guidance of t…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Ellen Surprises Teacher From Hudson Valley COVID-19: Ellen Surprises Teacher From Hudson Valley
Covid-19: Ellen Surprises Teacher From Hudson Valley An area kindergarten teacher who goes way beyond the norm to make sure her students are safe and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been rewarded for her efforts by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Orange County kindergarten teacher Melissa Stewart, who works at the Cornwall-on-Hudson Elementary School, was visiting the show on Wednesday, Nov. 18, with a group of other teachers, was surprised with messages from her students along with more than $35,000 in electronics and money from DeGeneres. Stewart who visits each of her students' homes, reading them books -- of course while social dist…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: New Areas In Westchester, Putnam, Orange Counties Now On Track To Be Cluster Zones COVID-19: New Areas In Westchester, Putnam, Orange Counties Now On Track To Be Cluster Zones
Covid-19: New Areas In Westchester, Putnam, Orange Counties Now On Track To Be Cluster Zones New communities in the Hudson Valley are on the verge of seeing new restrictions put in place due to new and rising COVID-19 cases. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, Nov. 23 that some portions of Westchester, Orange, and Putnam counties are on track to earn “yellow,” “orange,” or “red” zone distinctions due to the rise in infection rate. In Westchester, Cuomo said that Yonkers, Port Chester, Ossining, New Rochelle, Tarrytown, and Peekskill are on track to become either “orange” or “red” zones. Earlier story - COVID-19: New Westchester Communities Designated As 'Yellow Z…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Class Goes Remote, School District Stays Open In Westchester Due To New Case COVID-19: Class Goes Remote, School District Stays Open In Westchester Due To New Case
Covid-19: Class Goes Remote, School District Stays Open In Westchester Due To New Case A ninth-grade student at the Bronxville School tested positive for COVID-19, forcing some classes to switch to remote learning on Friday, though the rest of the district remained open. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano issued a notice to the community late on Thursday, Nov. 19 advising that a student in the high school community had tested positive for COVID-19. In response, Montesano said that the entire ninth grade would be distance learning for at least Friday, Nov. 20 as the district and health officials conduct contact tracing to determine who may have been exposed to the…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Three Schools In Westchester District Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages, New Cases COVID-19: Three Schools In Westchester District Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages, New Cases
Covid-19: Three Schools In Westchester District Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages, New Cases Three schools in a Westchester school district are going remote after new positive COVID-19 cases caused a staffing shortage. New Rochelle interim Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero said that on Thursday, Nov. 19, the high school, Daniel Webster Magnet School, and Columbus Elementary School will be switching to all-virtual learning. Marrero said that absences related to the virus and quarantines have left the schools with inadequate staff to ensure that students are properly supervised. Related story - COVID-19: 130 Students, 29 Staffers At New Rochelle HS Told To Quarantine The new…

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by Zak Failla
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Northern Westchester School District Put On Lockout After Threat Made To HS Northern Westchester School District Put On Lockout After Threat Made To HS
Northern Westchester School District Put On Lockout After Threat Made To HS A Northern Westchester school district entered its lockout protocols after a threat was made to the high school. Ossining Schools Superintendent Raymond Sanchez issued a notice to the community on Tuesday, Nov. 17, warning that the district received an outside threat against the Ossining High School that is actively being investigated by the police department. Sanchez said that as a precaution, the entire district will be in a “lockout” which is entered when "the possibility of an exterior threat has been identified and it has been determined that students and staff should remain in a schoo…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Seven Staffers, 14 Students Quarantined After Positive Test In Westchester School COVID-19: Seven Staffers, 14 Students Quarantined After Positive Test In Westchester School
Covid-19: Seven Staffers, 14 Students Quarantined After Positive Test In Westchester School The latest confirmed positive COVID-19 case in a Westchester school district has forced nearly two dozen students and staffers into a temporary quarantine. New Rochelle interim Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued an alert to the community late on Monday, Nov. 16 regarding the latest positive case in the district, this time in a student at George M. Davis Jr. Elementary School. Marrero said that the student was last in the building on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and became symptomatic the following day. The results from his test were returned on Monday night. In response to the new test, Marre…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Northern Westchester Middle School Going Remote For Two Weeks COVID-19: New Northern Westchester Middle School Going Remote For Two Weeks
Covid-19: New Northern Westchester Middle School Going Remote For Two Weeks Another school in Westchester will be going fully remote for the rest of the month after positive COVID-19 cases forced a staffing shortage. Valhalla Middle School Principal Jason Schrammel issued an alert this week announcing that the school was transitioning to its distance learning model beginning Tuesday, Nov. 17. Students will be permitted to return to the building on Monday, Nov. 30 for the “Valhalla cohort,” and Wednesday, Dec. 2 for the “Odin cohort.” Schrammel’s announcement comes after a student at the middle school tested positive for COVID-19 who was last in the building last w…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: School District In Northern Westchester Goes Remote After Positive Cases COVID-19: School District In Northern Westchester Goes Remote After Positive Cases
Covid-19: School District In Northern Westchester Goes Remote After Positive Cases A school district in Northern Westchester has closed for in-person learning for two weeks due to COVID-19 cases. The North Salem Central School District said on Monday, Nov. 16. that it learned of two cases at the North Salem High School/Middle School as well as two other cases at Pequenakonck Elementary School. Therefore, the district's schools will move to remote learning until Monday, Nov. 30th due to a staffing shortage. "Any individual deemed to be exposed must quarantine for a minimum of 14 days from the date of last exposure and should be assessed by a physician," the district …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Students, Staffer, Teacher Test Positive At Four Schools In Westchester District COVID-19: Students, Staffer, Teacher Test Positive At Four Schools In Westchester District
Covid-19: Students, Staffer, Teacher Test Positive At Four Schools In Westchester District Several new COVID-19 cases were reported in multiple schools inside a Westchester school district over the weekend. On Friday, Nov. 13, interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued an alert to parents cautioning that there were newly confirmed positive COVID-19 cases from students at Daniel Webster Magnet School and Columbus Elementary School. A staff member at Trinity Elementary School also tested positive for the virus, Marrero reported. The Webster student was from “Cohort B” and was last in class on Friday, Nov. 6. Five students and four staff members who were in con…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Northern Westchester School Goes Remote COVID-19: New Northern Westchester School Goes Remote
Covid-19: New Northern Westchester School Goes Remote A new school in Northern Westchester is transitioning to remote learning after COVID-19 cases. Three people, two at Westlake Middle School and one at Hawthorne Elementary School, are being treated as positive for COVID-19 in the Mount Pleasant Central School District, Superintendent Kurtis M. Kotes announced in an email to the community early Sunday night, Nov. 15. "The individual related to Hawthorne Elementary School has not been in or around the building since Oct. 29," Kotes said. "Therefore no additional quarantine orders will be necessary for Hawthorne Elementary School and the b…

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by Joe Lombardi