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Easton Area Middle School
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Covid-
19: Easton Area Middle School Pivots To Remote Instruction After 7 Cases In 14 Days
A middle school in Northampton County will move to remote instruction for Tuesday and Wednesday after seven positive COVID-19 cases were reported in a rolling 14-day period, school officials said. Easton Area Middle School students will participate in fully remote learning April 27 and 28 and will return for in-person learning on April 29, Superintendent, David F. Piperato said in a statement. “Closing the building for Tuesday and Wednesday will provide us the necessary time for thorough cleaning and contact tracing,” Piperato said. Hybrid B and Hybrid C in-person learning will resume Thur…
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Spike In Core Subject Failing Rates For Easton Area Students, District Officials Say
A higher rate of Easton Area middle and high school students are failing core subjects than in previous school years, district officials said. Seventeen percent of students at Easton Area Middle School were failing at least two subjects in the first quarter alone, according to a Tuesday Board of Education announcement from Director of Secondary Education Michael Koch. Just 6 percent of students were failing at the same time last year, Koch said. Meanwhile, the high school’s first quarter failure rate has tripled to 12 percent, up from 4 percent last year, Koch said. Both schools have been…