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Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Class Goes Remote, School District Stays Open In Westchester Due To New Case
A ninth-grade student at the Bronxville School tested positive for COVID-19, forcing some classes to switch to remote learning on Friday, though the rest of the district remained open. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano issued a notice to the community late on Thursday, Nov. 19 advising that a student in the high school community had tested positive for COVID-19. In response, Montesano said that the entire ninth grade would be distance learning for at least Friday, Nov. 20 as the district and health officials conduct contact tracing to determine who may have been exposed to the…
Mahopac, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: High School In Area Dismisses Early, Goes Remote After Positive Cases
A Hudson Valley high school had an early dismissal and will be turning to distance learning after receiving the results of two positive COVID-19 cases that will require some students and staffers to quarantine. Arlington High School in Lagrangeville temporarily suspended in-person learning on Thursday, Nov. 19 after two students received positive tests, district officials announced. Students transported to school by bus were dismissed at 11 a.m. on Thursday and transported home. Students whose parents were picking them up are dismissed at 11:30 a.m. As a result of the early dismissal, the…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: New Case Reported At Northern Westchester HS Where 19 Students Are In Quarantine
Nineteen students in a Northern Westchester school district will be in quarantine for the rest of the month following a newly confirmed case of COVID-19 in the high school. Byram Hills Schools Superintendent Jen Lamia issued a notice to parents late on Wednesday, Nov. 18 advising that there was a new COVID case at Byram Hills High School, and the students will be in quarantine through Monday, Nov. 30. Lamia said that it appears to be an isolated case, and that the Department of Health has started contact tracing, and anyone who may have been exposed to the individual who tested positive wi…
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Long Island High School Goes Remote After New Cases
A Long Island high school has switched to remote learning due to new cases of COVID-19. Babylon Junior-Senior High School has pivoted to full remote instruction for Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20. Babylon Union Free School District Superintendent Linda Rozzi said that after two more positive cases of COVID were identified. Rozzi said a return to in-person instruction on Monday, Nov. 23 is anticipated, but further updates will be forthcoming. "This brings the school’s total to eight active cases, while also quarantining over 26 staff members and many more stude…
Hartford, CT
News
Covid-
19: City High School Goes Fully-Remote Following Weekend Party
A city high school is transitioning to full-remote learning after a student tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted attending a large social gathering with other students over the weekend. On Wednesday, Nov. 18, Superintendent Matt Curtis said that Simsbury High School will be providing full-remote education Thursday-Friday, Nov. 19-20. The change will allow health agents to conduct contact tracing and ensure a safe return to campus, Curtis said in a letter to the school community. High school students may have to attend school from home for longer than the next few days, Curtis said, on…
Newburgh, NY
News
Covid-
19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Area Church
Attendees at two separate Sunday masses at a Rockland County church may have been exposed to COVID-19, health officials are cautioning. Upwards of 225 people who attended the 10:15 a.m. and noon masses at St. Francis of Assisi Church in West Nyack on Sunday, Nov. 8 potentially may have been advised to contact the Rockland County Department of Health after a staff member at the church tested positive for the virus. Once health officials are notified of possible exposures, they will begin to contact trace and advise anyone who was near the infected parties to self-quarantine. Officials said …
Eastchester, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: 130 Students, 29 Staffers At Westchester HS Told To Quarantine
Nearly 150 students and staff members at a Westchester high school have been instructed to quarantine after a student tested positive for COVID-19 and may have exposed them to the virus. New Rochelle interim Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a notice to the community late on Tuesday, Nov. 17 advising that a student at New Rochelle High School tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last in the building on Friday, Nov. 13 prior to his positive test, and contact tracing is ongoing to determine which students, teachers, or staff members may have been exposed. Marrero said that …
Fairfield, CT
News
Covid-
19: Here's How To Download New CT App Alerting Users If Infected Person Is Near
A new mobile app will notify Connecticut residents when they have been within six feet of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The COVID Alert CT app is available for both Apple and Android devices and notifies residents if they have been potentially infected without sharing any personal data. Earlier report - COVID-19: Connecticut App Alerts Users If Infected Person Is Near If an app user contracts COVID-19, a contract tracer will ask if they are willing to share the "close contact" codes their app has accrued during their day-to-day interactions via Bluetooth.&nbs…
Hartford, CT
News
Covid-
19: Connecticut App Alerts Users If Infected Person Is Near
To help stop the spread of COVID-19, Connecticut is encouraging residents to download a new app that will alert them if they have come in contact with someone infected with the virus. The contact-tracing app, COVID Alert CT, is state-run and was launched on Thursday, Nov. 12. The free app is available to Android as well as Apple users. Gov. Ned Lamont said that the app does not share personal data and that it is not a replacement for the state’s contract tracing system - it's a supplement. “We’re making every effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Connecticut,” Lamont said in a s…
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Staff Members At Long Island Middle School Test Positive
A middle school on Long Island has transitioned to its distance learning model for the rest of the month after new positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed in staff members. The East Islip School District announced on Thursday, Nov. 12 that it would be switching to remote instruction until at least Tuesday, Dec. 1 due to seven confirmed COVID-19 cases among the staff. District officials said that the information has been provided to the Suffolk County Department of Health, which has started contact tracing and notifying anyone who may have been exposed to the virus. No other schools were imp…
Brookfield, CT
Schools
Covid-
19: Two New Schools Close For In-Person Learning After Positive Cases
Two new schools in Fairfield County have switched to remote learning after positive COVID-19 cases. Staples High School and Bedford/Coleytown Middle School in the Westport District will operate on a full remote teaching model for students and staff on both Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13. "The decision to move our secondary schools to a remote model for two days came as a result of several individuals testing positive and the subsequent need to quarantine many individuals and continue contact tracing," Westport Schools Superintendent Thomas Scarice said in an email to the c…
Eastchester, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Students, Staffers Told To Stay Home After New Positive Test At Westchester School
Students and staffers in a Westchester school have been instructed to stay home after receiving a newly confirmed COVID-19 case. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a letter to the community late on Sunday, Nov. 8 to caution that a student at the Daniel Webster Magnet School tested positive for the virus. Marrero said the student was in “Cohort B” and was last in the building on Friday, Nov. 5. Any classmates of the students were notified on Sunday night, and nine staff members who may have been in close contact with the student between Wednesday, Nov. 3, and N…
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