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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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…