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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
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Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19 Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19
Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19 The Danbury and Ridgefield school districts have been given the okay to make up missed school days next year from state officials.  All schools are required to be in session for 180 days, said Danbury Schools Superintendent Sal Pascarella.  All except three of his 18 district schools only need to make up one day of school, the others need to make up two days, he said.  The days need to be made-up next year because schools are required to end the school year by June 29, he added. Pascarella said the May 15 storm that produced a microburst that wreaked havoc on the area is the reason the di…

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by Kathy Reakes