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Covid-19: HS Football Player Dies By Suicide After Leaving Note Saying He Felt Isolated
A 16-year-old high school football player in New England who died by suicide left behind a note saying he felt isolated amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spencer Smith, of Brunswick, Maine, was having trouble coping with feeling isolated, his father, Jay Smith, told WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine.
Jay Smith started speaking out after Spencer's death on Friday, Dec. 4 so other families know the toll the pandemic is taking on kids.
Spencer kept busy during the summer regularly working out in preparation for the football season. But a shift to flag football only meant Spencer, a lineman, wou…
Covid-19: New York Schools Will Stay Closed At Least Two More Weeks, Cuomo Says
As the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continues to climb in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that schools statewide will remain closed for another two weeks.
Initially, Cuomo had initially issued an order for schools to be closed through Wednesday, April 1, at which point he and his aides would reassess the situation.
As the statewide total of COVID-19 cases reached 44,635 as of Friday, March 27, Cuomo announced that schools would be closed for at least an additional two weeks, though Wednesday, April 15, at which point they will again see where they stand in the fight ag…