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COVID-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Virtual Citing ‘Overwhelming’ Staff Shortage COVID-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Virtual Citing ‘Overwhelming’ Staff Shortage
Covid-19: Phillipsburg Schools Go Virtual Citing ‘Overwhelming’ Staff Shortage The Phillipsburg School district will be closed Tuesday and start virtual learning Wednesday due to an “overwhelming” COVID-related staff shortage. “Due to the overwhelming COVID-related staffing shortages in all our buildings, we cannot safely open our schools,” reads an alert on the district’s website. Students will participate in virtual learning via Google Meet from Wednesday, Jan. 5 through Friday, Jan. 14, the district said. Tuesday, Jan. 18 is the district’s anticipated reopening date for in-person instruction, Superintendent Gregory A. Troxell said. “We know that these types of ch…

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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: Temple University Goes Remote For Start Of Spring Semester COVID-19: Temple University Goes Remote For Start Of Spring Semester
Covid-19: Temple University Goes Remote For Start Of Spring Semester Temple University is going remote for the first three weeks of the spring 2022 semester amid the winter rise in new COVID-19 cases and the surge of the Omicron variant. The school will be transitioning to virtual learning from Monday, Jan. 3, through Friday, Jan. 21, with the exception of essential in-person classes and on-campus services, Temple President Dr. Jason Wingard said in a statement Wednesday. Residence halls will still be open, however, students will need to be tested for COVID-19 within 24 hours of arrival, he wrote. He also urged all eligible students, faculty, and …

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by Nicole Acosta
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COVID-19: Cheltenham High School Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases COVID-19: Cheltenham High School Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases
Covid-19: Cheltenham High School Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases A high school in Montgomery County is going remote amid the winter rise in new COVID-19 cases and the surge of the Omicron variant. The Cheltenham School District will be transitioning to virtual learning on Wednesday, Dec. 22, and Thursday, Dec. 23, Superintendent Dr. Brian W. Scriven announced Tuesday. Thursday will be an early dismissal, as previously scheduled, with students being released for winter break at 1:55 p.m., Scriven said. "In addition to a number of COVID-19 cases, the school has seen a substantial increase in students in quarantine protocol, and se…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Multiple Covid Cases At Philly High School Force Students To Quarantine Multiple Covid Cases At Philly High School Force Students To Quarantine
Multiple Covid Cases At Philly High School Force Students To Quarantine Due to an increase in COVID cases, students at a Philadelphia high school are being quarantined for the remainder of the week, officials said. "Due to multiple positive cases of COVID-19 in the 11th grade, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has determined that 11th-grade classrooms will temporarily close from December 2 to December 6 to allow for contact tracing," Northeast High School principal Omar Crowder said in a letter released Thursday. The students will move to virtual learning until Monday, Dec. 6, officials said. "Please know that the entire school…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Shooting Threat Forces Early Dismissal Of Coatesville Area Schools Shooting Threat Forces Early Dismissal Of Coatesville Area Schools
Shooting Threat Forces Early Dismissal Of Coatesville Area Schools Coatesville Area School District officials decided to close schools early Thursday after receiving a threat on social media. "No specific school has been identified in the threat and the threat claims a shooting will occur next week," school district officials said in a statement posted to Facebook around 9:30 a.m. All Coatesville Area School District schools are dismissing this morning out of an abundance of caution, after the... Posted by Coatesville Area School District on Thursday, October 7, 2021 Schools were dismissed "out of an abundance of caution," they said. Parents were inf…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Central Bucks School District Warns Of Possible Closure As COVID-19 Infections Rise Central Bucks School District Warns Of Possible Closure As COVID-19 Infections Rise
Central Bucks School District Warns Of Possible Closure As Covid-19 Infections Rise The Central Bucks School District is warning families of a possible transition to virtual learning or even closure if COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise. The school district is experiencing the highest number of positive infections in a single week since the start of the school year, according to a letter posted Wednesday by school officials on the district website. Over the past fourteen school days, 19 students have been infected at the elementary level, 15 at the middle school level, and 31 at the high school level, according to the district's COVID-19 case dashboard. The dashboa…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA District Cancels Classes After 40 Teachers Report Bad Reaction To COVID Vaccine PA District Cancels Classes After 40 Teachers Report Bad Reaction To COVID Vaccine
PA District Cancels Classes After 40 Teachers Report Bad Reaction To COVID Vaccine The Upper Perkiomen School District in Montgomery County canceled classes Friday after nearly 40 teachers called out sick due to apparent reactions from the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said. The announcement was posted to Facebook and Twitter around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, explaining that due to the absences, the school does not have an adequate amount of staff to support students in both the virtual and in-person models, Superintendent Dr. Allyn J. Roche wrote. "We sincerely apologize for the lateness of this unexpected closure and appreciate your continued flexibility and understanding," Ro…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Wissahickon Middle and High School Goes Virtual For Day Following Unfounded Bomb Threat Wissahickon Middle and High School Goes Virtual For Day Following Unfounded Bomb Threat
Wissahickon Middle and High School Goes Virtual For Day Following Unfounded Bomb Threat The Wissahickon School District's middle and high school went virtual on Wednesday after a bomb threat that was later deemed unfounded. The threat was emailed in early in the morning and was only for the high school, authorities said. School officials ordered the high school and nearby middle school to work remotely while police investigated the threat, according to Superintendent Jim Crisfield. Following an investigation, local police determined that the threat was a hoax, and a second email was sent out to parents and staff notifying them of the update. The first email reads as follows:…

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by Nicole Acosta