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COVID-19: Six Individuals Test Positive In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Virus COVID-19: Six Individuals Test Positive In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Virus
Covid-19: Six Individuals Test Positive In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Virus Six new COVID-19 cases have been reported in a Westchester school district among the hardest hit by the pandemic. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued an alert to the community late on Sunday, Jan. 10 advising that there have been six individuals who have tested positive for the virus. According to Marrero, two students at Columbus Elementary School, a student at Jefferson Elementary School, and one staff member each at Issac E. Young Middle School, Trinity Elementary School, and the district’s central administration in City Hall have all been infected. The Colum…

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COVID-19: Staffer Sent Home After Testing Positive At Westchester School COVID-19: Staffer Sent Home After Testing Positive At Westchester School
Covid-19: Staffer Sent Home After Testing Positive At Westchester School A staff member in a Westchester school district was sent home this week after learning of a positive COVID-19 test. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued an alert to the community late on Monday, Jan. 4 advising that two staff members tested positive for COVID-19 -- one at Daniel Webster Magnet School and one who works for the Facilities Department. Marrero said that the staff member at Webster was last in the building on Monday, but went home upon learning of the test results. The school is currently in the process of identifying and notifying anyone who came in…

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COVID-19: Westchester School District To Reopen With Hybrid Model, District Employees Object COVID-19: Westchester School District To Reopen With Hybrid Model, District Employees Object
Covid-19: Westchester School District To Reopen With Hybrid Model, District Employees Object While most schools in Westchester will be returning from the holiday break and learning remotely, at least one district is bucking that trend and will be going to its hybrid model, much to the chagrin of some of its employees. When students in New Rochelle return to class on Monday, Jan. 4, those in grades 4 through 8 will return to the district's full-hybrid model, joining the younger students. At the high school, the Alternative Campus School will return to the hybrid model on Monday, Jan. 11, and the rest of the school will follow on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Interim New Rochelle Schools Super…

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COVID-19: More Cases Reported In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Outbreak COVID-19: More Cases Reported In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Outbreak
Covid-19: More Cases Reported In Westchester School District Hit Hard By Outbreak More students and staff members at a Westchester school district that has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic have tested positive for the virus. Over the weekend, interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero said that they were notified of students in the Henry Barnard Early Child Hood Center, Jefferson Elementary School, and a staff member at Trinity Elementary School have all tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier story - COVID-19: New Case Reported At School In Westchester At Barnard, the student was last in school on Tuesday, Dec. 15, but left early that day after f…

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COVID-19: New Case Reported At School In Westchester COVID-19: New Case Reported At School In Westchester
Covid-19: New Case Reported At School In Westchester A staff member at a Westchester school has become the latest to test positive for COVID-19. New Rochelle Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a notice to the community that a staff member at Daniel Webster Magnet School has tested positive for COVID-19. Marrero said the staff member was last in the building on Wednesday, Dec. 16, the same day he became symptomatic. Anyone who may have been in contact with the staffer has been notified and ordered to quarantine. According to Marrero, the staff member had no other contact with any other school employees for more than 10 minutes in the past we…

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COVID-19: Staffers In Two Schools In Westchester District Test Positive COVID-19: Staffers In Two Schools In Westchester District Test Positive
Covid-19: Staffers In Two Schools In Westchester District Test Positive Staff members in two schools in a Westchester school district have become the latest to test positive for COVID-19. Interim Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued an alert to the community late on Tuesday, Dec. 15 advising that staff members at the high school and Henry Barnard Early Childhood Center have confirmed cases of the virus. The Barnard staff member is a teacher, who began experiencing symptoms on Friday, Nov. 11, Marrero said. Since receiving confirmation of the COVID-19 case, the teacher began teaching remotely this week. The staffer at the high school - which had been on a…

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COVID-19: Westchester School District In 'Yellow Zone' Completes Testing To Stay Open COVID-19: Westchester School District In 'Yellow Zone' Completes Testing To Stay Open
Covid-19: Westchester School District In 'Yellow Zone' Completes Testing To Stay Open A Westchester school district located inside one of the state’s precautionary COVID-19 micro-cluster “yellow zones” has completed its mandatory testing to remain open for in-person learning. Last month, parts of New Rochelle were designated as a “yellow zone” COVID-19 hotspot, which required four of the district’s schools to comply with COVID-19 testing for 20 percent of the in-person population to remain open. Earlier story - COVID-19: New Rochelle Designated As 'Yellow Zone' Due To Spike In Cases Schools located within a yellow or orange zone are required to randomly select 20 perce…

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COVID-19: Westchester School District To Remain Remote Longer, After Staffer Tests Positive COVID-19: Westchester School District To Remain Remote Longer, After Staffer Tests Positive
Covid-19: Westchester School District To Remain Remote Longer, After Staffer Tests Positive A Westchester school district will continue learning remotely at least a little longer to allow proper time to test students and staff for COVID-19 after being designated as one of the state's "yellow zone" micro-clusters."  Related story - COVID-19: Maps Released For Newly Added Cluster Zones In Area New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that the district would remain on all-virtual learning through Wednesday, Dec. 9, at which point elementary and middle school students will return to a hybrid model in two phases. The news comes a day after the district repo…

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COVID-19: New School District In Westchester Going All-Virtual Due To Cases COVID-19: New School District In Westchester Going All-Virtual Due To Cases
Covid-19: New School District In Westchester Going All-Virtual Due To Cases The New Rochelle school district has become the latest in Westchester to transition to all-virtual learning through the rest of the month. New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a notice on Thursday, Nov. 19 advising parents that the entire district - aside from a cohort of special education classes - will revert to its full distance learning model beginning on Friday, Nov. 20. Marrero said that students will continue remote learning through at least Thursday, Dec. 3. 
“We have made this decision in consultation with the Westchester County Department of Health because a la…

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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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COVID-19: 130 Students, 29 Staffers At Westchester HS Told To Quarantine COVID-19: 130 Students, 29 Staffers At Westchester HS Told To Quarantine
Covid-19: 130 Students, 29 Staffers At Westchester HS Told To Quarantine Nearly 150 students and staff members at a Westchester high school have been instructed to quarantine after a student tested positive for COVID-19 and may have exposed them to the virus. New Rochelle interim Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a notice to the community late on Tuesday, Nov. 17 advising that a student at New Rochelle High School tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last in the building on Friday, Nov. 13 prior to his positive test, and contact tracing is ongoing to determine which students, teachers, or staff members may have been exposed. Marrero said that …

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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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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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COVID-19: Five Staffers, Students, Quarantined After Positive Case In Westchester School COVID-19: Five Staffers, Students, Quarantined After Positive Case In Westchester School
Covid-19: Five Staffers, Students, Quarantined After Positive Case In Westchester School Some classes will have to be held remotely at a Westchester school after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that the district received confirmation that a staffer at Henry Barnard Early Childhood Center tested positive for the virus and had been in contact with three “Cohort B” classes. The staff member was last in the building on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6. Marrero said that the students and five staff members from those classes have been traced back to the exposed person and have been notified and quar…

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COVID-19: Students, Staffer At Three Westchester Schools Test Positive COVID-19: Students, Staffer At Three Westchester Schools Test Positive
Covid-19: Students, Staffer At Three Westchester Schools Test Positive Five new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in three Westchester schools. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero said that two students at Henry Barnard Early Childhood Center have tested positive for the virus, as has a second student at Columbus Elementary School and a classroom aide at Columbus. Additionally, a student at Trinity Elementary School has tested positive. There have now been a total of 33 students and staffers within the New Rochelle School District, according to the New York State COVID-19 schools “Report Card.”  Marrero said that one Barnard studen…

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COVID-19: Students, Staffers Told To Stay Home After New Positive Test At Westchester School COVID-19: Students, Staffers Told To Stay Home After New Positive Test At Westchester School
Covid-19: Students, Staffers Told To Stay Home After New Positive Test At Westchester School Students and staffers in a Westchester school have been instructed to stay home after receiving a newly confirmed COVID-19 case. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a letter to the community late on Sunday, Nov. 8 to caution that a student at the Daniel Webster Magnet School tested positive for the virus. Marrero said the student was in “Cohort B” and was last in the building on Friday, Nov. 5. Any classmates of the students were notified on Sunday night, and nine staff members who may have been in close contact with the student between Wednesday, Nov. 3, and N…

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COVID-19: Teachers, Student, Staff Member, Test Positive At School In Westchester COVID-19: Teachers, Student, Staff Member, Test Positive At School In Westchester
Covid-19: Teachers, Student, Staff Member, Test Positive At School In Westchester Another student at a Westchester school has tested positive for COVID-19 and may have exposed teachers and a staff member, according to district officials. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that a “Cohort A” student at Columbus Elementary School has tested positive for the virus this week, forcing the district to make adjustments. The student was last in the building on Monday, Nov. 2, and his classmates, as well as two teachers and one support staff member, were potentially impacted by exposure to the virus. Anyone who came into contact with the student wi…

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COVID-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined COVID-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined
Covid-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined Four dozen students and staffers in a Westchester school will enter a two-week quarantine after potentially being exposed to COVID-19 last week. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero alerted the community on Saturday, Oct. 31 that a staff member at Albert Leonard Middle School tested positive for the virus after last being in the building on Tuesday, Oct. 27. On Monday, Nov. 2, Marrero announced that the school has identified 35 students from "Cohort A" and 13 staff members as possibly having been exposed to the individual who tested positive for the virus. Earlier stor…

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COVID-19: New Staff Member At Westchester School Tests Positive, Five Classes Exposed COVID-19: New Staff Member At Westchester School Tests Positive, Five Classes Exposed
Covid-19: New Staff Member At Westchester School Tests Positive, Five Classes Exposed A Westchester middle school was forced to transition to remove learning after as many as five classes may have been exposed to the virus last week. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that a staff member at Albert Leonard Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19 and was last in the building on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Marrero said that through contact tracing, at least seven teachers and five “Cohort A” classes were potentially exposed, and have been instructed to quarantine. He noted that students in “Cohort B” will not require quarantine. Since the pandemic …

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COVID-19: New Student Tests Positive In Westchester School COVID-19: New Student Tests Positive In Westchester School
Covid-19: New Student Tests Positive In Westchester School Another student in a Hudson Valley elementary school has tested positive for COVID-19. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced late on Monday, Oct. 26 that they have received confirmation of a student at Jefferson Elementary School tested positive for the virus. Earlier story - COVID-19: 29 Were In Contact With New Rochelle Student Who Tested Positive The student was in “Cohort A” and was last in the building on Tuesday, Oct. 20. One kindergarten and one first grade classroom were exposed to COVID-19, Marrero said, which will be sanitized and disinfected. Marrer…

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COVID-19: 29 Were In Contact With Westchester Student Who Tested Positive COVID-19: 29 Were In Contact With Westchester Student Who Tested Positive
Covid-19: 29 Were In Contact With Westchester Student Who Tested Positive One day after welcoming students back to some school buildings, a school district in Westchester is facing its first COVID-19 crisis. On Monday, Oct. 19, the New Rochelle School District transitioned to its hybrid learning model, with some of its youngest students returning to in-person learning. The following day, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, interim Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that 29 students have been in contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19. Those students have been instructed by the Westchester County Department of Health to quarantine for 14 days. All…

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Schools Superintendent In Westchester Abruptly Resigns Schools Superintendent In Westchester Abruptly Resigns
Schools Superintendent In Westchester Abruptly Resigns Less than a year into her tenure as New Rochelle Public School District Superintendent Laura Feijóo has stepped down and will not return from her medical leave. The New Rochelle Board of Education announced this week that it has accepted Feijóo’s resignation, effective as of Tuesday, Oct. 6 following an announcement that she would miss the beginning of the school year to undergo surgery. Earlier story - New Rochelle Schools Superintendent To Miss Time At Beginning Of School Year “The Board of Education wishes to thank Dr. Feijóo for her dedication to the district during a challenging schoo…

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COVID-19: School District Administrator In Westchester Tests Positive COVID-19: School District Administrator In Westchester Tests Positive
Covid-19: School District Administrator In Westchester Tests Positive An administrator at a Westchester school district who helped distribute laptops to students during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has tested presumably positive for the virus. Alex Marrero, the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction has tested positive for COVID-19, the district announced. Marrero was tested last week after being exposed to Superintendent Laura Feijoo, who tested positive for the virus in March. The district said that Marrero has not shown any symptoms of the virus, and that “presumptively  positive means that it is near or below the level of …

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