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COVID-19: Danbury Schools Shift To Remote Learning After City Sees Spike In Cases COVID-19: Danbury Schools Shift To Remote Learning After City Sees Spike In Cases
Covid-19: Danbury Schools Shift To Remote Learning After City Sees Spike In Cases After the spike in COVID-19 cases in Danbury, school officials in the city  announced that the district will begin the academic year remotely. Citing the recent rapid uptick in cases, Danbury Schools Superintendent Sal Pascarella said that local health officials and the Board of Education decided it is safest to continue distance learning through at least September. “Due to these unusual circumstances, I have been consulting closely with the State Commissioner of Education, Mayor Boughton, DPS Administrative Leadership teams, and our local health officials,” Pascarella said. “In order …

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by Zak Failla
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Danbury HS Student, 16, Jumps To Her Death From Mall Parking Garage Danbury HS Student, 16, Jumps To Her Death From Mall Parking Garage
Danbury HS Student, 16, Jumps To Her Death From Mall Parking Garage This story has been updated. A 16-year-old girl jumped to her death from the fifth floor of the Danbury Fair Mall parking garage Saturday afternoon. The teen, identified as Danbury High School student Hailey Nailor, had reportedly contemplated her decision to jump or not while on Snapchat. She, unfortunately, decided to jump. "It's really a tragedy," said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. "We are investigating, but it appears to be a suicide." According to News-Times, the teen had been committed to the Danbury Hospital psychiatric unit just 24 hours before, said her father Kevin…

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by Kathy Reakes