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Schools
Covid-
19: Nine New Cases Reported At School District In Westchester
A Westchester school district reported nearly a dozen new COVID-19 cases that were confirmed in students and staffers over the extended holiday break. With students returning to class on Monday, Jan. 4, Irvington Union Free School District Superintendent Kristopher Harrison issued a notice to parents advising that since the district closed for Holiday Recess on Wednesday, Dec. 23 there have been nine new positive cases in each of the district's four school buildings. New positives were reported in Irvington Middle School: 3; Dows Lane Elementary School: 2; Main Street School: 2; Irvingto…
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Covid-
19: Northern Westchester School District With 34 Staffers Under Quarantine Goes Remote
A school district in Northern Westchester with dozens of staff members under COVID-19 quarantine is closing for in-person education. Ossining High School and Park School will switch to remote learning Monday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 20. The Anne M. Dorner Middle School and elementary schools will be fully remote from Monday, Nov. 16 to Wednesday, Nov. 18, before reopening for hybrid learning on Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20. A total of 34 staff members are under quarantine in the district, Superintendent of Schools Ray Sanchez said in a video posted on the district's Fac…
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Covid-
19: New Studies Shed Light On Connection Between Reopening Schools, Virus Cases
Despite a recent rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation in the past two months, there may not be as large a correlation between the new cases and schools reopening in the fall, according to newly released studies. International researchers found that there is no consistent relationship between the spread of the virus and the opening of in-person K-12 learning in a pair of newly released studies. According to NPR, a third study in the United States also found that there is no elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 for childcare workers who returned to the classroom. The report found that t…
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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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Covid-
19: New Positive Case Reported At School District In Northern Westchester
A new school district in the Hudson Valley is reporting a confirmed case of COVID-19. The latest case comes in Westchester where the Mount Pleasant Central School District said it learned on Tuesday, Oct. 6 that a member of the school community tested positive on Monday, Oct. 5. The person has not been in or around any school buildings since Thursday, Sept. 24, and has been in quarantine, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis M. Kotes said in an email to the school community. "The district has been in contact with the Westchester Count…
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Covid-
19: Teachers Federation Outlines Reopening Issues At School District In Westchester
With students prepare to return to the classroom as a school district in Westchester transitions to its hybrid learning model, some educators have expressed concern about issues they believe should be addressed before opening back up. The Yonkers Federation of Teachers released a public letter to the city’s school district highlighting certain issues it has as it prepares to reopen buildings to students beginning on Monday, Oct. 5. In the letter, which was signed by 17 members of the federation’s Executive Board, the educators said that “district leaders still must address a litany of outs…
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Covid-
19: Westchester School District Pushes In-Person Learning Into November
The school district in Westchester is hitting the pause button on the start of in-person instruction for more than a month due to the COVID-19 crisis. Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton said that the district was forced to adjust its plans to transition to a hybrid learning model due to “mitigating factors” that impacted their plans and “influenced their decisions.” The revised plan calls for the beginning of in-person learning in mid-November. “Our plan focuses on bringing students back to school while maintaining social distancing and recommendations from the CDC and …
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Covid-
19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning
A high school senior on Long Island has been arrested and suspended as he continues his protests against remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The William Floyd School District, located on the south shore of Long Island in Brookhaven, is implementing a hybrid learning model that has its 8,800 students attending class in person on specific days. When the plan was implemented, the district announced that “students who refuse to adhere to their scheduled in-person days and/or flagrantly disregard directives to leave school grounds and cause a disruptive environment for other students, …
Schools
Covid-
19: NY Launches Real-Time
Covid-
19 Report Card For Schools
A new type of “report card” is coming to New York schools to provide parents and teachers up-to-date information on the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 8 that he is signing an Executive Order that will require schools, local health departments, labs, and other testing sites to provide the state with information regarding the virus. The new information being gathered from multiple sources will be posted in an online dashboard and include: Positive cases by date of students and staff in each individua…
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Lakeland Central School District Shifts To Fully Remote Start
One of the largest school districts in the Hudson Valley is reversing course and now plans to begin the year fully remotely after planning for a hybrid model to kick off the academic year due to potential staffing shortages. The Lakeland Board of Education announced that educators will be teaching students remotely when it kicks off the school year on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Lakeland Central School District enrolls students from both Northern Westchester (Yorktown, Cortlandt, and Somers ) and Putnam County (Carmel, Philipstown, and Putnam Valley). Its district office is in the hamlet of Shru…
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Covid-
19: Mount Vernon Latest Westchester School District To Opt For Distance Learning
The Mount Vernon School District is the latest in a Westchester city to announce that it will begin the academic year with 100 percent remote learning for students. On Friday, Aug. 21, district officials announced that classes will start remotely on Thursday, Sept. 10, and will remain that way for at least the first month. Following the initial remote learning period, the district intends to switch to a hybrid learning model, with parents having the option to keep their children home and continue learning from there. Earlier story - COVID-19: Teachers From Westchester Express Concerns Ab…
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Covid-
19: Decision On Reopening NY Schools Will Come Within A Week
The deadline for schools to submit potential reopening plans has come, and the state will now make a determination on when and how classes will resume in the fall amid the COVID-19 outbreak. School districts had until Friday, July 31 to submit potential reopening plans which include in-person, remote, and hybrid-learning options. Schools have been discussing options since the State Board of Education provided guidance to districts on Monday, July 13. Plans must include how schools proposals to reduce capacity in the classroom, cafeterias, and buses, potentially staggered admission times, an…
Schools
Covid-
19: School Districts Given Deadline To Submit Reopening Plans To State
The clock is ticking for school districts in New York to figure out their plans on keeping students and staff safe if they reopen in the fall amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. State officials have mandated that school districts must have a plan in place that includes social distancing, hybrid learning options, and other intangibles if they plan to potentially reopen in September as New York recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some districts have even looked into testing students and staff for the virus upon their arrival at school buildings. The New York State Education Dep…
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