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Covid-
19: Monmouth University Sees 319 Cases, More Than 100 From 'Super Spreader' Event
Monmouth University has cancelled all in-person classes and sporting events after confirming more than 300 positive coronavirus cases. School officials blame an off-campus “super-spreader” event for the recent spike -- and more than a third of the newest cases. Of the 319 confirmed cases, 183 involved students living on the West Long Branch campus, 131 off-campus students and five university employees, according to Monmouth's online dashboard tracker. “It appears that this increase in cases among students was tied to an off-campus event hosted two weeks ago,” Monmouth University Preside…
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Covid-
19: Bergen County Middle School Goes Remote After 2 Students Test Positive
A another Bergen County school has been relegated to remote learning due to positive COVID-19 cases among students. A pair of Tenafly teens tested positive after attending a religious event outside of the borough, where participants were not wearing masks or social distancing, Mayor Mark Zinna told NorthJersey.com. The pair attend Tenafly middle School and are involved in the borough's recreation program, which has been suspended. The borough's soccer cage, skate park and basketball courts were also closed. Virtual learning began last Thursday, Zinna said.
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Covid-
19: Three Students Test Positive At Regional Essex County High School
Three high school students at a regional Essex County school tested positive for COVID-19. The West Essex Regional School District has transitioned back to remote learning, NorthJersey.com reports citing an email to parents. The district includes students from Essex Fells, Fairfield, North Caldwell and Roseland. Remote learning will begin Monday, Oct. 12, and end Oct. 18, the email said. Friday's football game against Nutley was also cancelled, and all extracurricular activities are cancelled until Oct. 18. The cases were contracted outside of school and several families will have to qua…
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Covid-
19: Another Passaic County School Goes Remote
Another Passaic County school has gone remote due to COVID-19. A High Mountain School student tested positive, officials said Thursday. The student is recovering at home, and the borough's two local schools will close for the rest of the week -- at least, Mayor Randy George said. On Wednesday, a group of Totowa students were switched to remote learning due to a positive COVID-19 case.
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Covid-
19: Positive Case Closes Sussex County Elementary School
A Sussex County elementary school will be closed for two weeks with students learning remotely after a COVID-19 test from an individual at the school came back positive. The Clifton E. Lawrence School was closed Monday and Tuesday after the individual tested positive on a rapid test, Sussex-Wantage Regional School District Superintendent Michael Gall said. The official results returned positive, and so students were switched to remote learning on Oct. 19 for Cohort A and Oct. 20 for Cohort B. The case is associated with someone from outside fo the school community, the superintendent said.…
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Covid-
19: Group Of Passaic County Students Switched To Remote After 1 Tests Positive
A Passaic County student has tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said Wednesday. A group of students at School No. 1 in Little Falls will be learning remotely until Oct. 20, according to a letter sent to parents by Superintendent Tracey Marinelli. Students at the Stevens Avenue school have been attending in-person classes in "hives," and use a single entrance and are limited to specific areas of buildings. The student who tested positive was reportedly in the "Gold Hive" at School No. 1. The students in the Gold Hive will attend online classes with their usual teacher u…
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Nearly 36 NJ Students Switched To Remote Learning After HS Party Cancels Football Opener
The Bulldogs and the Bluejays' home opening football game was cancelled after a high school party where guests were not wearing masks or social distancing, officials said. As a precautionary measure, Metuchen High School administrators nixed this weekend's opener, even though no one at the party was suspected of having COVID-19, NJ.com reports. Approximately 36 individuals who attended the party -- many of them football players ready to rumble this weekend -- were switched to remote learning out of an abundance of caution, the report says. Metuchen Superintendent Vincent Caputo told t…
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Covid-
19: Staff Member Tests Positive At Another Bergen County School
A school for elementary and middle school students in a small Bergen County town is going all-remote after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The Robert L. Craig School (Moonachie) employee was "doing well and feeling good," and was not infected in the school, Superintendent James Knipper said. The test came back positive last Wednesday, Knipper said. No other staff members or students tested positive or experienced symptoms, according to Knipper. Classes will be virtual until Oct. 13, the superintendent said. On Monday, a Rutherford school was relegated to remote learning after…
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Covid-
19 Case Closes Bergen County Middle School
Yet another Bergen County school closed due to a confirmed case of COVID-19. Classes at the Union School in Rutherford were switched to remote, with in-person instruction set to resume Oct. 14, according to a letter sent to parents Monday afternoon. It was not clear if the case was a student or staff member. Schools in Demarest, Haledon and Wayne also switched to remote learning in the last week due to COVID-19 cases.
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Covid-
19: 5 Cases Reported In 2 Passaic County Elementary Schools
Five COVID-19 cases were reported at a pair of elementary schools in Passaic County. The first four cases are students at Wayne's John F. Kennedy School, while a new case was reported last Friday at light at Ryerson School, NorthJersey.com reports citing Superintendent Mark Toback said. It was not clear if the fifth case was a student or staff member. Kennedy reopened Monday after being closed Thursday and Friday. Ryerson's Kindergarten classes were switched to remote learning until Oct. 15, as was the school's extended-day program. Meanwhile, three schools in Demarest and a Haledon …
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More Schools In Bergen, Passaic Go Remote Due To
Covid-
19
Several more schools in Bergen and Passaic counties have switched to remote learning due to COVID-19. ** UPDATE: Five COVID-19 cases including four students were reported in Wayne elementary schools, and a newly-reported case closed a Rutherford middle school ** Three Demarest schools -- Demarest Middle School, Luther Lee Emerson, and County Road -- were switched to virtual learning until Oct. 19 as a safety precaution, officials said on Facebook Saturday. Six new cases were reported in the borough as of Sunday morning. All youth recreation soccer events were cancelled until Oct. 16,…
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Covid-
19: Delayed School Cancellation Notice Causes Confusion At North Jersey High School
Issues with a notification system caused confusion at one Bergen County high school Tuesday morning. Students had already showed up for an in-person day of learning at Ramsey High School when the email announcing the shift to remote learning due to a positive COVID-19 case went out around 9:05 a.m., NorthJersey.com reports. The email sent by Superintendent Matthew Murphy said classes would be held remotely "out of an abundance of caution," after an unidentified faculty member's rapid COVID-19 test returned positive. Later in the day, District Technology Director Ryan Kenny said t…
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