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COVID-19: Northern Westchester School District With 34 Staffers Under Quarantine Goes Remote COVID-19: Northern Westchester School District With 34 Staffers Under Quarantine Goes Remote
Covid-19: Northern Westchester School District With 34 Staffers Under Quarantine Goes Remote A school district in Northern Westchester with dozens of staff members under COVID-19 quarantine is closing for in-person education. Ossining High School and Park School will switch to remote learning Monday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 20. The Anne M. Dorner Middle School and elementary schools will be fully remote from Monday, Nov. 16 to Wednesday, Nov. 18, before reopening for hybrid learning on Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20. A total of 34 staff members are under quarantine in the district, Superintendent of Schools Ray Sanchez said in a video posted on the district's Fac…

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COVID-19: Westchester School Going Remote After New Positive Test COVID-19: Westchester School Going Remote After New Positive Test
Covid-19: Westchester School Going Remote After New Positive Test Another Westchester school is transitioning to its remote learning plan after receiving confirmation of a positive COVID-19 case. Pelham Schools Superintendent Cheryl Champ announced this week that an individual at Siwanoy Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing officials to switch back to distance learning for two weeks. Champ said that students will learn from home beginning on Thursday, Nov. 12 through Tuesday, Nov. 24. Students will return to the classroom for in-person instruction on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Colonial, Prospect Hill, and the high school will continue to …

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COVID-19: High School, Middle School In Northern Westchester Go Remote After Positive Cases COVID-19: High School, Middle School In Northern Westchester Go Remote After Positive Cases
Covid-19: High School, Middle School In Northern Westchester Go Remote After Positive Cases A high school and middle school in Northern Westchester have switched to remote learning due to COVID-19 cases. The Katonah-Lewisboro School District said it learned of additional individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19.  Those persons are connected to John Jay High School and John Jay Middle School in Cross River, and the Katonah Elementary School, Superintendent Andrew Selesnick said.  Due to the number of staff at JJHS and JJMS staff who are now quarantining, both the middle and high school switched to fully remote learning on Thursday, Nov. 12. "There wil…

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COVID-19: School In Westchester Dismisses Early Amid New Cases In District COVID-19: School In Westchester Dismisses Early Amid New Cases In District
Covid-19: School In Westchester Dismisses Early Amid New Cases In District A school in Westchester closed early after being notified a student tested positive for COVID-19 amid new cases in the district. All students at the Washington Irving Intermediate School in Tarrytown were dismissed at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 after the student tested positive. In addition, three Sleepy Hollow High School students and one employee have reported positive COVID-19 test results to the district, Schools Superintendent Christopher Borsari said. The district was also informed that an employee at W.L. Morse Elementary School tested positive. Sleepy Hollow Middle School will…

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COVID-19: Village In Westchester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increases COVID-19: Village In Westchester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increases
Covid-19: Village In Westchester Named As NY Yellow Cluster Zone Due To Case Increases A Westchester village has become the first in the county to be designated as a COVID-19 “yellow zone,” due to the recent rise in cases in recent weeks. Like the rest of the country, New York has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare part of Port Chester as a warning zone near the Connecticut border as the village has sustained an average positive infection rate above 2.5 percent. Cuomo said that in response to the uptick in positive cases, the Westchester County Department of Health coordinated to provide rapid testing at Open Door on Grace C…

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COVID-19: School Goes Remote After Positive Test In Hudson Valley COVID-19: School Goes Remote After Positive Test In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: School Goes Remote After Positive Test In Hudson Valley Another school in the Hudson Valley was forced to revert back to remote learning after a positive COVID-19 case was confirmed. Acting Schools Superintendent Dwight Bonk issued a letter to parents on Friday, Nov. 6 cautioning that the district was made aware of a person inside the Wappingers Junior High School community tested positive for the virus. Bonk said the person who tested positive is in isolation, and contact tracing has begun. The infected person was last in the Junior High School building on Monday, Nov. 2. In response to the positive test, Bonk said that Wappingers Junior High…

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COVID-19: School Closes, 20 Quarantined After Two Students Test Positive In Area COVID-19: School Closes, 20 Quarantined After Two Students Test Positive In Area
Covid-19: School Closes, 20 Quarantined After Two Students Test Positive In Area Another Hudson Valley school will temporarily transition back to remote learning after a second student tested positive for COVID-19. Monroe-Woodbury Central School District officials announced that two students have tested positive at the middle school, forcing 20 students and staffers into temporary quarantine as they conducted contact tracing. As a result of the uptick in cases, the Monroe-Woodbury Middle School switched to distance learning for the remainder of the week, with students and teachers returning to the classroom on Monday, Nov. 9. Related story - COVID-19: High Schoo…

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COVID-19: High School In Area Closes After Large Halloween Weekend Gathering COVID-19: High School In Area Closes After Large Halloween Weekend Gathering
Covid-19: High School In Area Closes After Large Halloween Weekend Gathering A Hudson Valley high school has been forced to transition to remote learning for two weeks after multiple new COVID-19 cases were linked to a large Halloween weekend gathering. Nanuet School Superintendent Kevin McCahill announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3 that a large weekend gathering attended by multiple students will keep them out of the classroom and switching to distance learning through at least Monday, Nov. 16. The nature of the gathering is unclear, though the Rockland County Department of Health has already connected multiple COVID-19 cases to the event. The number of newly confirmed cas…

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COVID-19: School In Area Closes Due To Positive Case COVID-19: School In Area Closes Due To Positive Case
Covid-19: School In Area Closes Due To Positive Case A school in the area is closed for 10 days for in-person learning after a positive case of COVID-19. J.V. Forrestal Elementary School in Beacon will conduct remote learning through Wednesday, Nov. 11, Beacon City School District Superintendent Matt Landahl said in a letter to the community. In-person learning is scheduled to resume Thursday, Nov. 12. Children only need to quarantine if they receive direct communication from the district, Landahl said. Beacon High School and Rombout Middle School are still on track to reopen for in-person learning Thursday, Nov. 5. Landahl said an upd…

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COVID-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote After Positive Case COVID-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote After Positive Case
Covid-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote After Positive Case A new school in Westchester has switched to remote learning after a positive COVID-19 case. The Pelham Public School District said on Monday night, Nov. 2 it learned that an additional individual at Hutchinson School has tested positive for COVID.  As a result of the ensuing quarantines, students at Hutchinson School will learn remotely beginning Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Friday, Nov. 13.  The school is scheduled for in-person instruction on Monday, Nov. 16. All other schools will continue to be open for in-person instruction following the regular Hybrid Learning Schedule. "…

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COVID-19: Northern Westchester HS Extends Closure After Cases Linked To Social Event COVID-19: Northern Westchester HS Extends Closure After Cases Linked To Social Event
Covid-19: Northern Westchester HS Extends Closure After Cases Linked To Social Event A high school in Northern Westchester has extended its closure for in-person learning after several cases of COVID-19 linked to a social event. Dr. Jen Lamia, Superintendent of Schools for the Byram Hills Central School District in Armonk, announced on Sunday, Nov. 1 that Byram Hills High School will remain on remote instruction until Thursday, Nov. 12. The school had been on a remote schedule Wednesday, Oct. 28, Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30. "As of last Friday, the district was tracking seven positive cases at the high school," Lamia said. "Today (Sunday) we learn…

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COVID-19: Three More Westchester Schools Go Remote After Positive Cases COVID-19: Three More Westchester Schools Go Remote After Positive Cases
Covid-19: Three More Westchester Schools Go Remote After Positive Cases Three more schools in Westchester have been forced to return to remote learning following positive COVID-19 cases. Blind Brook High School in Rye Brook and Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale officials announced that on Thursday, Oct. 29, classes would be held virtually following a confirmed COVID-19 case in a student at both schools. In Yonkers, Montessori School 31 will be closed to non-essential staff through Tuesday, Nov. 3 after there was a reported positive COVID-19 case, though it was unclear whether it was a student or staffer. District officials said that all students will contin…

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