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Families Rally To Support Long Island School Torched In Blaze Families Rally To Support Long Island School Torched In Blaze
Families Rally To Support Long Island School Torched In Blaze “I can speak firsthand to the way that Harmony and its staff have been there to support my daughter and myself during the most difficult times of our lives.” When Harmony Heights Residential and Day School went up in flames during the early hours of Monday, May 15, families and supporters of the therapeutic school wasted no time before springing into action. Earlier Report: Schoolhouse Blaze: East Norwich's Harmony Heights Catches Fire The school, which has been in operation for nearly 50 years, aims to provide an education to students who suffer from conditions such as depression, e…

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by Sophie Grieser
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COVID-19: Long Island School District Goes Remote After Rise In Cases COVID-19: Long Island School District Goes Remote After Rise In Cases
Covid-19: Long Island School District Goes Remote After Rise In Cases Another school district on Long Island was forced to go remote due to the recent spike in new COVID-19 cases. In Nassau County, the Uniondale School District faced a staffing and student shortage, and the number required to quarantine led to a host of fresh absences, Superintendent Monique Darrisaw-Akil said. Due to the number of outages, officials announced that the district’s secondary schools - the Uniondale High School, Turtle Hook Middle School, and Lawrence Road Middle School - would be going remote through the end of the week ending on Friday, Jan. 14. During the break, staff was sc…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Remote Learning COVID-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Remote Learning
Covid-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Remote Learning While classes resumed for students on Long Island on Monday, Jan. 3, not all did so in-person as the region battles the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant that has become the dominant strain in the US. Most of Long Island’s 124 school districts reopened on Monday morning, though some faced staffing shortages that forced them to go remote for various reasons. Earlier story - COVID-19: Some Long Island Districts Switch To Remote Learning In Nassau County, at least three districts - Freeport, Westbury, and Hicksville - announced that they would be transitioning to their distance le…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Some Long Island Districts Switch To Remote Learning COVID-19: Some Long Island Districts Switch To Remote Learning
Covid-19: Some Long Island Districts Switch To Remote Learning Some Long Island school districts will start the calendar year remotely due to an increase COVID-19 cases amid the emergence of the Omicron strain. The Freeport and Hicksville public school districts have shifted to remote learning for Monday, Jan. 3 through Friday, Jan. 7. The Freeport School District said the move was "In an abundance of caution, due to the increase of positivity rates on Long Island along with the potential of staffing impact." Hicksville School Superintendent Marianne Litzman said, "During the last two days, the number of positive COVID cases reported to the district b…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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 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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COVID-19: Long Island School Temporarily Closes Due To Staffing Shortages Linked To Virus COVID-19: Long Island School Temporarily Closes Due To Staffing Shortages Linked To Virus
Covid-19: Long Island School Temporarily Closes Due To Staffing Shortages Linked To Virus The latest surge of new COVID-19 infections continues to impact schools and colleges on Long Island. In Nassau County, the Clara H. Carlson School in Elmont was forced to shutter its doors for several days due to a staffing shortage that was died to an outbreak of the virus. Schools Superintendent Kenneth Rosner announced that due to the shortage, the school building was closed beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 15 through Friday, Dec. 17, with students transitioning to their remote learning model temporarily. In the past two weeks, there have been seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Clara…

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After Threat Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After Threat
Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After Threat Two threats to a Long Island high school prompted district officials to transition students to its remote learning plan as police investigate. The threats were made targeting the West Babylon Senior High School on Friday, Dec. 10, which led the district to switch to its distance learning model amid the investigation. According to police, a threat was posted on social media on Thursday, Dec. 9 from that appeared to show the student with a gun and the words "I'll start shooting, I hate that school.” “As a result of some concerning images and threatening language that was shared with the high…

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by Zak Failla
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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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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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by Zak Failla
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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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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Outbreak Linked To Off-Campus Events Causes Closure Of Suffolk HS COVID-19: Outbreak Linked To Off-Campus Events Causes Closure Of Suffolk HS
Covid-19: Outbreak Linked To Off-Campus Events Causes Closure Of Suffolk HS An outbreak of COVID-19 cases linked to off-campus events has caused the closure of a high school on Long Island. In a letter to the school community, Miller Place Union Free School District Superintendent Dr. Marianne F. Cartisano said three positive COVID cases were contact traced on Monday, March 8, resulting in 18 additional students being quarantined as close contacts. On Tuesday, March 9, another four students tested positive, with at least another three symptomatic students who are pending test results.  "We expect these new seven cases will identify ap…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
COVID-19: Nine More Students Test Positive At Long Island High School COVID-19: Nine More Students Test Positive At Long Island High School
Covid-19: Nine More Students Test Positive At Long Island High School Nine more students at a Long Island high school have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing it to continue using its all-virtual learning plan following a small breakout. Last week, 15 students at Wantagh High School - including 13 members of the senior class - tested positive for COVID-19 and were placed into quarantine as the school went remote. The initial outbreak was traced back to a social, non-school-related event. Original story - COVID-19: 15 Students Tests Positive At Long Island High School This week, the district reported that nine more students have tested positive, forcing th…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: 15 Students Tests Positive At Long Island High School COVID-19: 15 Students Tests Positive At Long Island High School
Covid-19: 15 Students Tests Positive At Long Island High School More than a dozen students at a Long Island high school have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the district to transition some back to its all-virtual learning plan. Wantagh Schools Superintendent John McNamara announced that a total of 15 high school students - including 13 members of the senior class - have tested positive for the virus and have been placed into quarantine. McNamara says that the cases have been traced back to a social event held over the weekend that students attended en masse, though they are reportedly not all connected. Due to the small outbreak, seniors will …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Around 40 Students Test Positive At Long Island High School After 'Super-Spreader' COVID-19: Around 40 Students Test Positive At Long Island High School After 'Super-Spreader'
Covid-19: Around 40 Students Test Positive At Long Island High School After 'Super-Spreader' A Long Island high school is going remote after dozens of students tested positive for COVID-19 after attending recent “super-spreader” events, officials said. At least 38 students from the Manhasset High School have tested positive after attending parties in the past 10 days, district officials wrote in a message to the community this week. As a result of the new outbreak of COVID-19 cases, the school is going all-virtual beginning on Monday, Feb. 22, through Friday, Feb. 26, and is suspending all extracurricular activities - including sports - during the week. Many of the students have a…

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by Zak Failla
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New Update: Long Island Schools Announce Closures For Thursday New Update: Long Island Schools Announce Closures For Thursday
New Update: Long Island Schools Announce Closures For Thursday The following Long Island schools and school districts have announced closures for Thursday, Dec. 17 due to the Nor'easter: Babylon School District, closed Baldwin School District, closed Bayport-Blue Point School District, closed Bay Shore School District, closed Bellmore-Merrick Central School District, closed BOCES Eastern Suffolk, closed BOCES Nassau, closed BOCES Western Suffolk, closed Central Islip School District, closed Cold Spring Harbor School District, closed Commack School District, closed Comsewogue School District, closed Connetquot School District, closed Copiague School Dis…

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by Daily Voice
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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: New Long Island School District Announces Shift To Remote Learning COVID-19: New Long Island School District Announces Shift To Remote Learning
Covid-19: New Long Island School District Announces Shift To Remote Learning A Long Island school district that has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 outbreak is going temporarily remote due to a rise in new cases in the community. Related story - COVID-19: Four Long Island Yellow Cluster Zones Added Massapequa schools will be switching to its distance learning model between Monday, Dec. 21 through Wednesday, Dec. 23, giving the district a full two weeks to close for the scheduled Christmas break. The new remote days lead into the scheduled recess planned for Thursday, Dec. 24 through Monday, Jan. 4. Earlier story - COVID-19: New Cases Confirmed In These…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Student Case Causes Quarantines At Suffolk School District COVID-19: Student Case Causes Quarantines At Suffolk School District
Covid-19: Student Case Causes Quarantines At Suffolk School District More than two dozen students and staff members at a Long Island school were forced to quarantine after learning of a positive COVID-19 test. The Bridgehampton School District was forced to quarantine one of its two sixth-grade classes for two weeks, district officials announced this week, which includes more than a dozen of the school’s 18 sixth graders. The student who tested positive was last in the school building on Wednesday, Dec. 2. In addition to the students, 10 staff members have also been quarantined. While under quarantine, those students will be learning remotely through at lea…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Cases Confirmed In These Long Island School Districts COVID-19: New Cases Confirmed In These Long Island School Districts
Covid-19: New Cases Confirmed In These Long Island School Districts Students and staffers within a pair of Long Island school districts have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing officials to make some adjustments on the fly. School officials said that two students and several staff members at Berner Middle School in Massapequa have tested positive, with at least another additional confirmed case at the Birch Lane Elementary School. The district said the closures were "out of an abundance of caution" and Iconis said that in the case of Berner, district officials are attempting to determine "if other students and or staff members are involved." In Suffolk C…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After New Cases COVID-19: Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After New Cases
Covid-19: Suffolk County High School Goes Remote After New Cases A Long Island high school has switched to remote learning due to new cases of COVID-19. Babylon Junior-Senior High School has pivoted to full remote instruction for Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20.  Babylon Union Free School District Superintendent Linda Rozzi said that after two more positive cases of COVID were identified. Rozzi said a return to in-person instruction on Monday, Nov. 23 is anticipated, but further updates will be forthcoming. "This brings the school’s total to eight active cases, while also quarantining over 26 staff members and many more stude…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
COVID-19: New Long Island School To Close For In-Person Learning COVID-19: New Long Island School To Close For In-Person Learning
Covid-19: New Long Island School To Close For In-Person Learning With concerns mounting over a surge in COVID-19 cases and the upcoming holiday season, some Long Island schools will be going remote following the Thanksgiving break. The Central Islip School District issued an alert to parents this week saying that schools districtwide will be transitioning to distance learning between Monday, Nov. 30, and Dec. 4 to help curtail any potential spread of the virus. According to the New York State COVID-19 schools “Report Card,” there have been nine students in the Central Islip School District and 12 staff members who have tested positive for the virus sinc…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Two More Schools In Suffolk Close Due To Cases COVID-19: Two More Schools In Suffolk Close Due To Cases
Covid-19: Two More Schools In Suffolk Close Due To Cases Two more schools on Long Island have gone remote due to newly confirmed COVID-19 cases. Lindenhurst Schools Superintendent Daniel Giordano announced over the weekend that two students at William Fall Elementary School - both of whom live in the same household - and two staffers at Daniel Street Elementary School have tested positive for the virus. Giordano said that the students were last in school on Friday, Nov. 6, and have been instructed to quarantine for at least 10 days, or until the Suffolk County Department of Health releases them from isolation. “We have been in contact with the …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: NY Announces New Suburban NYC Area Cluster Zone COVID-19: NY Announces New Suburban NYC Area Cluster Zone
Covid-19: NY Announces New Suburban NYC Area Cluster Zone 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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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Suffolk HS Closes, 136 Under Quarantine, After Positive Cases COVID-19: Suffolk HS Closes, 136 Under Quarantine, After Positive Cases
Covid-19: Suffolk HS Closes, 136 Under Quarantine, After Positive Cases A Long Island high school transitioned to remote learning for the second straight day as more than 100 students were placed under quarantine due to newly reported positive COVID-19 cases. Shoreham-Wading River High School announced that it was closed for in-person learning on Friday, Oct. 30 following two new cases that were reported late on Thursday, Oct. 29. The school was also closed on Thursday to allow for contact tracing, which led to 125 students and 11 staff members being quarantined due to potential exposure to the new cases, school officials said. It is unclear if the school will…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Two Teachers Test Positive At LI School District Closed For In-Person Learning COVID-19: Two Teachers Test Positive At LI School District Closed For In-Person Learning
Covid-19: Two Teachers Test Positive At LI School District Closed For In-Person Learning More teachers in a Long Island school district that already moved to in-person learning due to confirmed COVID-19 cases have tested positive for the virus. There have been multiple COVID-19 cases reported in the Riverhead Central School District, which forced the quarantine of dozens, including many transportation employees, leaving the district with a shortage of drivers. Districtwide, there have been a total of seven confirmed cases of the virus - three in students, four in staffers - according to the New York State’s COVID-19 “Report Card.” In response, interim Schools Superintendent C…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Outbreak Leads To Closure Of School District On Long Island COVID-19: Outbreak Leads To Closure Of School District On Long Island
Covid-19: Outbreak Leads To Closure Of School District On Long Island An outbreak of COVID-19 cases has led to the closure of a Long Island school district. Many of the cases are in the transportation department, and "significantly affected our district's ability to operate," Long Beach Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Gallagher said in a statement. As a result, all Long Beach schools will be closed for in-person instruction from Thursday, Oct. 29 until Thursday, Nov. 12. "All students will receive full instruction remotely during that time, including all special education services," Gallagher said. "During this time, we will also not be…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: New Testing Policy For 140,000 SUNY Students Announced COVID-19: New Testing Policy For 140,000 SUNY Students Announced
Covid-19: New Testing Policy For 140,000 SUNY Students Announced Before heading home for the holidays, State University of New York students will have to test negative for COVID-19. SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced this week that in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to the rest of the country when students head home for Thanksgiving, they will first have to take the test at each of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. Malatras said that schools will have until Thursday, Nov. 5 on how to test the entire student population of approximately 140,000 within 10 days of Thanksgiving break. Testing has also been recommended for staff and facult…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Distance Learning After Positive Cases COVID-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Distance Learning After Positive Cases
Covid-19: More Long Island Schools Switch To Distance Learning After Positive Cases Three more Long Island school districts have transitioned to remote learning after learning of new positive COVID-19 cases. Students at the Berner Middle School in Massapequa and the Wantagh High School and Middle School are learning remotely on Monday, Oct. 19 due to the virus, officials announced. At Berner Middle School, a student tested positive, and the district said that while contact tracing, it was determined that “the student had greater contact with students and staff.” In response, Berner Middle School will be moving to distance learning for grades 6 through 8 beginning on Mon…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: LIU Post Announces Two-Week Closure Of In-Person Learning As Cases Climb To 55 COVID-19: LIU Post Announces Two-Week Closure Of In-Person Learning As Cases Climb To 55
Covid-19: LIU Post Announces Two-Week Closure Of In-Person Learning As Cases Climb To 55 Long Island University is pressing pause on in-person learning due to a COVID-19 breakout. Ten new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed at LIU Post this week, bringing the two-week total to 55 cases, prompting the school to transition to remote instruction beginning on Thursday, Oct. 15. Earlier story - COVID-19: Seven New Students Test Positive At LIU's Brookville Campus The positive cases were traced back to off-campus gatherings, which LIU President Kimberly Cline said were in violation of LIU’s Code of Conduct and were isolated events. Remote learning is expected to last at least tw…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Long Island School Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive COVID-19: New Long Island School Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive
Covid-19: New Long Island School Goes Remote After Student Tests Positive A Long Island school has switched to remote learning after a student tested positive for COVID-19. The Fairfield Elementary School in Massapequa is closed for in-person learning Thursday, Oct. 15 and Friday, Oct. 16 and all students are required to be on a distance learning model. The student's last day in school before the diagnosis was Tuesday, Oct. 13, Massapequa Superintendent of Schools Lucille F. Iconis said in a letter to the district's community. School buildings are being thoroughly cleaned and disinfected the next few days, Iconis noted.  There have been thre…

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by Joe Lombardi