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Two Schools In Area Will Remain Remote After Social Media Threats Two Schools In Area Will Remain Remote After Social Media Threats
Two Schools In Area Will Remain Remote After Social Media Threats A pair of schools in the area will remain remote as the police continue an investigation into threats made through social media targeting the buildings. The Poughkeepsie Middle School and Poughkeepsie High School have been closed to in-person learning since Monday, March 21 due to social media threats that were made, according to district officials. Original story - Poughkeepsie HS, MS Go Remote After Social Media Threats As the investigation into the threats is ongoing, a spokesperson for the Dutchess BOCES/Poughkeepsie City School District announced that both schools will remain on a rem…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Schools In Area Go Remote After Social Media Threats Two Schools In Area Go Remote After Social Media Threats
Two Schools In Area Go Remote After Social Media Threats Two schools in the Hudson Valley have moved to remote learning following a social media threat. Both Poughkeepsie Middle School and Poughkeepsie High School will be operating on a remote learning schedule on Monday, March 21, due to the social media threat made against both schools, according to a message on the district's website.  Students and staff are expected to engage in remote learning using the one-hour delay schedule, the district said. "Parents should check their child's social media accounts and share any concerning material with law enforcement," the district added. No o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Two New Schools In Area Shift To Remote Learning COVID-19: Two New Schools In Area Shift To Remote Learning
Covid-19: Two New Schools In Area Shift To Remote Learning At least two more schools in the Hudson Valley will be joining several others throughout the region to go remote due to the post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases. In Orange County, Monroe-Woodbury Schools Superintendent Elsie Rodriguez announced that both the high school and middle school would be transitioning to their distance learning model beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 4. It becomes the latest district to go remote in the region, including Yonkers Public Schools, Mount Vernon Schools, the New Rochelle School District, and Ossining Union Free School District, among others in the Hudson Vall…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: School District In Region Announces Closure COVID-19: School District In Region Announces Closure
Covid-19: School District In Region Announces Closure A school district in Fairfield County will be closed on Monday, Jan. 3, and Tuesday, Jan. 4, as a result of COVID-related staffing challenges. The Stratford Public School system said that "This will position us to allow impacted staff members and students to receive current test results and potentially complete their quarantine for a safer return." In an earlier announcement, the Westport School District said it will extend the winter break by one day for all students and that Monday, Jan. 3 will not be a school day for students. All faculty and staff will report on Monday. "This will…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: School District In Region Announces Delayed Starting Time COVID-19: School District In Region Announces Delayed Starting Time
Covid-19: School District In Region Announces Delayed Starting Time A school district in Fairfield County announced a change in the starting time for the first day of classes of the new calendar year amid a climb in cases as the highly contagious COVID-19 Omicron strain becomes more prevalent. Darien Public Schools Superintendent Alan Addley announced a two-hour delayed opening schedule on Monday, Jan. 3 to provide teachers with the opportunity to prepare remote and in-person learning for their students "given the expected but undetermined number of students to be quarantined." On Friday, Dec. 31, Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice said the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: School District In Region To Go Remote After Increase In Cases COVID-19: School District In Region To Go Remote After Increase In Cases
Covid-19: School District In Region To Go Remote After Increase In Cases One of the largest school districts in the region will be closed for in-person learning due to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. The announcement by the Yonkers Public School District came on Friday afternoon, Dec. 31. "Due to the significant increase in positive COVID-19 cases in our community and schools, all Yonkers Public Schools will be on a full online remote schedule," the district said in a statement. The shift to remote learning is currently scheduled for Monday, Jan. 3 to Friday, Jan. 7. Earlier this week, a pediatrician who is an expert on disease and vaccine development soun…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester HS Goes Remote Amid 'Concerns' Following Threat Westchester HS Goes Remote Amid 'Concerns' Following Threat
Westchester HS Goes Remote Amid 'Concerns' Following Threat An area high school went remote after a social media post considered a threat toward the building left some district officials with lingering concerns. In Northern Westchester, Bedford Central Schools Superintendent Joel Adelberg said that administrators were alerted to “a disturbing post” on Snapchat that was shared among the Fox Lane High School community and was being considered as a perceived threat on Sunday, Dec. 12. Earlier story - Fox Lane HS Student Makes Threatening Social Media Post Ultimately police were called to the school to investigate, and the threat was deemed to be not c…

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by Zak Failla
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Area High School To Reopen After Devastating Damage From Hurricane Ida Area High School To Reopen After Devastating Damage From Hurricane Ida
Area High School To Reopen After Devastating Damage From Hurricane Ida One of Westchester’s largest high schools is set to reopen to students after being forced to close due to damage caused by flooding during Hurricane Ida. On Friday, Oct. 29, the New Rochelle High School welcomed back select students, faculty and staff, with a complete reopening scheduled for Monday, Nov. 1 after weeks of cleanup and restoration efforts. When the hurricane struck in early September, the high school was among the hardest-hit in Westchester, forcing district officials to transition to remote-learning shortly after the academic year began. Earlier story - Sewage Contamination…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Two Schools In Region Go Remote After Staff Members Test Positive COVID-19: Two Schools In Region Go Remote After Staff Members Test Positive
Covid-19: Two Schools In Region Go Remote After Staff Members Test Positive A small COVID-19 outbreak at an area school district has forced students in two buildings to transition to remote learning due to a staffing shortage. In Sullivan County, Monticello Central Schools Superintendent Matthew Evans issued an alert to the community advising that the Robert J. Kaiser Middle School will be going remote after two new staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The new positive cases will force 14 staff members and 140 students into quarantine who were judged as close contacts. Their quarantine will last through Monday, Oct. 25. Due to the staff shortage caused b…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley HS To Go Remote For Months Hudson Valley HS To Go Remote For Months
Hudson Valley HS To Go Remote For Months A Hudson Valley high school will be transitioning to its remote learning model for several months due to hazardous materials inside the building. In Rockland County, Clarence Ellis, the Superintendent of Schools for the East Ramapo Central School District announced that the Spring Valley High School will be going remote through January after conducting hazardous materials and air quality testing. Local testing consultant Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies Inc. was brought in to test the building on Tuesday, Oct. 12, with the results on Thursday, Oct. 14 reporting the presenc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
High School In Hudson Valley Closed Due To Suspicion Of Hazardous Materials High School In Hudson Valley Closed Due To Suspicion Of Hazardous Materials
High School In Hudson Valley Closed Due To Suspicion Of Hazardous Materials Hazardous materials in classrooms inside a Hudson Valley high school forced officials to shutter the doors of the building and transition students to remote learning. In Rockland County, Spring Valley Schools Superintendent Clarence Ellis issued an alert to the community advising that the district was notified of suspicion of hazardous materials in specific classrooms at the high school, prompting the closure. The district received notification of the situation late on Tuesday, Oct. 12, and posted a notice at approximately 8 p.m. after phone calls were sent to alert parents. In response, …

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester School Closed By NY State Looking To Reopen Westchester School Closed By NY State Looking To Reopen
Westchester School Closed By NY State Looking To Reopen A Westchester school that was forced to switch to its remote learning model amid construction concerns is looking to reopen as soon as next week as it awaits approval from the state. The Blind Brook School District in Rye Brook was forced to temporarily close the Ridge Street Elementary School by the state Department of Education in early September, much to the disappointment of parents, students, and staff. Earlier story - District Hopes To Bring Back Students To Westchester School NY State Ordered To Close During a town hall meeting this week, school officials said that they were hopeful…

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COVID-19: Harvard Business School Moves Courses Online After Surge In Breakthrough Cases COVID-19: Harvard Business School Moves Courses Online After Surge In Breakthrough Cases
Covid-19: Harvard Business School Moves Courses Online After Surge In Breakthrough Cases Some students at the Harvard Business School will temporarily be transitioning to remote learning this week as it contends with a surge in breakthrough COVID-19 cases on campus. The school in Boston will go remote for first-year MBA and some second-year students through Sunday, Oct. 3 due to a rise in newly confirmed cases, despite the majority of students and staff being vaccinated. According to the school, approximately 95 percent of students and more than 96 percent of staff are vaccinated against COVID-19. Students have been advised by school officials to avoid unmasked indoor events, …

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by Zak Failla
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Officials Hope To Bring Back Students To Area School State Ordered To Close Officials Hope To Bring Back Students To Area School State Ordered To Close
Officials Hope To Bring Back Students To Area School State Ordered To Close A Westchester school district is working around the clock to get students back in the classroom after being forced by the state to transition to its remote learning model due to certain safety concerns amid a massive renovation project. The Blind Brook School District in Rye Brook was forced to temporarily close the Ridge Street Elementary School by the state Department of Education, much to the disappointment of parents, students, and staff. Students were welcomed back into the building earlier this month as the building was under a massive renovation project, but it was promptly shut dow…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: There's 'No Reason' Not To Return NY Students To School In September, Cuomo Says COVID-19: There's 'No Reason' Not To Return NY Students To School In September, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: There's 'No Reason' Not To Return NY Students To School In September, Cuomo Says With COVID numbers continuing to trend in the right direction, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he expects schools to be fully reopened for in-person learning come September. “Based on the current trajectory,” Cuomo said that there is “no reason” New York cannot reopen schools statewide for the next school year. “We have to get back to school,” he said. “I think there’s no reason why every school shouldn’t be open in September.” Cuomo made note that while distance learning worked for some as an emergency precaution during the pandemic, different circumstances led to different experiences …

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COVID-19: Yale To Require Students Get Vaccinated Before Fall Semester COVID-19: Yale To Require Students Get Vaccinated Before Fall Semester
Covid-19: Yale To Require Students Get Vaccinated Before Fall Semester Students returning to campus at Yale University next fall will be required to get vaccinated before heading back to the classroom. With its intention of fully reopening the college to full in-person learning in the fall, Yale, located in New Haven, announced that anyone returning to campus for the 2021-2022 school year must be vaccinated, barring specific religious or health concerns. Last week, Christine Chen, the Chief of Student Health at Yale announced that the university had procured enough doses to vaccinate all students before the current semester concludes. For students currently …

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COVID-19: College In Hudson Valley Requiring All Students To Be Vaccinated COVID-19: College In Hudson Valley Requiring All Students To Be Vaccinated
Covid-19: College In Hudson Valley Requiring All Students To Be Vaccinated A college in New York will require students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 before they return to campus in the fall. The Hudson Valley institution, Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, announced this week that there will be no remote learning provided in the next academic year, and that all students will be required to receive vaccinations as the college reopens. The only exceptions will be made for medical or religious reasons, Vassar President Elizabeth Bradley said, noting that the college is “re-committing to our core educational model, and therefore we will no longer be offering a remot…

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School District In Hudson Valley Shifts To Remote Learning After Threatening Call School District In Hudson Valley Shifts To Remote Learning After Threatening Call
School District In Hudson Valley Shifts To Remote Learning After Threatening Call A Hudson Valley school district is learning remotely after a threatening phone call was made to one of its schools. Goshen Schools Superintendent Daniel Connor said that a threatening call was made to Scotchtown Avenue Elementary School at approximately noon on Wednesday, March 17. The police were notified and are actively investigating the incident. Connor said that there is no immediate threat, though students and staff across the district were sent home on Wednesday and switched to its distance learning model on Thursday, March 18 as a precaution. The nature of the threat has not been…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Putnam Officials Ask State For Better Guidance On Schools COVID-19: Putnam Officials Ask State For Better Guidance On Schools
Covid-19: Putnam Officials Ask State For Better Guidance On Schools Officials in Putnam County are seeking guidance from the state as they look to reopen more schools for in-person learning while avoiding community spread of COVID-19. Nearly a year into the pandemic, with various parts of the economy re-opening in different stages, parents, education, local and health officials are questioning: “what is next for schools?” “Parents and caregivers are understandably concerned,” Putnam County Department of Health Educator Susan Hoffner said. “Families have varied needs and levels of comfort with the delivery of education, as well as the safety precautions in …

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by Zak Failla
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New Update - Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday New Update - Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday
New Update - Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday The following school districts have announced closures and shifts to remote learning for Tuesday, Feb. 2 due to the major winter storm.Reload page for new updates. Westchester County Ardsley Public Schools, remote instruction Bedford Central School District, closed Byram Hills Central School District, asynchronous snow day Chappaqua Central School District, closed Croton Harmon School District, closed Eastchester Union Free School District, asynchronous snow day Elmsford Union Free School District, remote instruction  Greenburgh North Castle UFSD, remote instructi…

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by Daily Voice
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Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday
Schools Announce Closures, Shifts To Remote Learning For Tuesday The following school districts have announced closures and shifts to remote learning for Tuesday, Feb. 2 due to the major winter storm.Reload page for new updates. Westchester County Ardsley Public Schools, remote instruction Bedford Central School District, closed Byram Hills Central School District, asynchronous snow day Chappaqua Central School District, closed Croton Harmon School District, closed Eastchester Union Free School District, asynchronous snow day Elmsford Union Free School District, remote instruction  Greenburgh North Castle UFSD, remote instructi…

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by Daily Voice
Business
Google Comes Back Online After Massive Worldwide Outage After Gmail, YouTube Google Comes Back Online After Massive Worldwide Outage After Gmail, YouTube
Google Comes Back Online After Massive Worldwide Outage After Gmail, YouTube 2020 strikes again. Google temporarily went down for approximately an hour early in the morning on Monday, Dec. 14, impacting its many services, including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Maps, and YouTube. The outages were reported on social media shortly before  7 a.m. on Monday, with most of Google’s services - including Google Classroom, which prevented some students around the world from remote learning temporarily - back shortly after 8 a.m., though it remained down longer for some. The outage impacted both mobile and desktop devices. It was reportedly caused by an authentication sy…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: School District In Hudson Valley Closes For In-Person Learning COVID-19: School District In Hudson Valley Closes For In-Person Learning
Covid-19: School District In Hudson Valley Closes For In-Person Learning A new school district in the area has announced it will close for in-person learning for several weeks due to COVID-19 exposure. Public schools in the Pearl River District in Rockland County will switch to distance learning beginning Monday, Dec. 14, and lasting until Monday, Jan. 11. The move came after Rockland County Commissioner of Health, Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, and her team requested a meeting with Pearl River District Administration to review COVID-19 positivity rates and additional positive cases. "Dr. Ruppert and the Department of Health issued a strong recommendation …

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: School District In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks COVID-19: School District In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks
Covid-19: School District In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks All five schools at a district in Westchester have moved to full remote learning for the next two weeks. The Greenburgh Central District's schools -- Woodlands Middle/High School, Lee F. Jackson Elementary, Highview Elementary, Richard J. Bailey Elementary -- and all pre-school programs closed for in-person education on Monday, Dec. 7, and will remain on a remote schedule until at least Monday, Dec. 21, the school district said. The district is making the move due to new COVID-19 cases, and staff shortages due to quarantines.  Students should check in with their teachers at the start…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Area District Pauses In-Person Learning Till 2021 COVID-19: Area District Pauses In-Person Learning Till 2021
Covid-19: Area 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
Lifestyle
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
Schools
COVID-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case COVID-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case
Covid-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case Another area school has returned to remote learning due to another positive case of COVID-19. John Jay High School in East Fishkill is closed for in-person instruction on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and remain so until after the Thanksgiving holiday break, school officials said. A notice will be sent to parents by Sunday, Nov. 29, to determine if the school can return to its hybrid learning plan, officials said. The infected person has not been in the school since Thursday, Nov. 19, and is currently in isolation per the guidance of the Dutchess County Health Department. The latest case is not relat…

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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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COVID-19: Three Area Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages COVID-19: Three Area Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages
Covid-19: Three Area Schools Go Remote Due To Staffing Shortages 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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Area School District Put On Lockout After Threat Made To HS Area School District Put On Lockout After Threat Made To HS
Area 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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