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Distance Learning

Chappaqua, NY
Schools
Fire Forces School In Hudson Valley To Switch To Remote Learning Fire Forces School In Hudson Valley To Switch To Remote Learning
Fire Forces School In Hudson Valley To Switch To Remote Learning A Hudson Valley school was forced to go remote after a fire caused damage and left the building without electricity, officials announced. In Rockland County, the Lime Kiln Elementary School in Suffern transitioned to its distance learning model on Monday, Jan. 31 following a weekend fire that sparked in a boiler room from several electrical panels. School officials said that they are working with Orange & Rockland Utilities to address the issue and return electricity to the building while developing a timeline for repairs. “Students are to log on to Schoology for instructions from thei…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Schools
COVID-19: More Long Island Schools Shift To Remote Learning COVID-19: More Long Island Schools Shift To Remote Learning
Covid-19: More Long Island Schools Shift To Remote Learning The rise in newly confirmed COVID-19 infections has forced even more schools to transition to their distance learning models due to staff and busing shortages. With the positive COVID-19 infection rate approaching 25 percent - the highest in the state - more schools are being forced to go remote as new variants of the virus arise. Related story - COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Nears 25 Percent; These Are Most-Affected Communities In response, some schools, and entire districts on Long Island have been forced to pivot coming out of their holiday break due to staffing shortages or poss…

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by Zak Failla
Harrison, NY
News
COVID-19: School In Westchester Goes Remote Due To Outbreak Of Cases COVID-19: School In Westchester Goes Remote Due To Outbreak Of Cases
Covid-19: School In Westchester Goes Remote Due To Outbreak Of Cases Another school in Westchester was forced to go remote as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues to rise among students and staff. In Mount Vernon, district officials announced that the Lincoln Elementary School was going remote temporarily due to an outbreak of the infection as the virus spreads across the region. Related story - COVID-19: New School District In Hudson Valley Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases The move comes as many districts in the Hudson Valley have been forced to transition to distance learning models as New York contends with the holiday surge of the virus. …

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
News
COVID-19: New School District In Hudson Valley Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases COVID-19: New School District In Hudson Valley Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases
Covid-19: New School District In Hudson Valley Goes Remote Due To Increase In Cases Students in a Hudson Valley school district will not be returning to the classroom for the rest of the calendar year as the holiday COVID-19 spike continues to plague the region. In Dutchess County, the Millbrook Central School District announced that it will be transitioning to its distance learning model beginning on Friday, Dec. 17, through Friday, Dec. 23 as it heads into its holiday break. Schools Superintendent Laura Mitchell said that parents should be aware of the outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the area, and to watch out for the development of any symptoms amongst children. The tran…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
COVID-19: High School In Area Goes Remote Amid Rise In Cases COVID-19: High School In Area Goes Remote Amid Rise In Cases
Covid-19: High School In Area Goes Remote Amid Rise In Cases A Hudson Valley high school will be transitioning to its distance learning model for the rest of the year due to an unsettling rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases among students and staff. In Putnam County, district officials in Carmel announced that they would be closing the high school through the rest of the year, with the intention to reopen to in-person learning when Winter Break is over on Monday, Jan. 3. Classes were originally slated to be held in person through Thursday, Dec. 23. The holiday break for students will still take place Friday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 31, as sche…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Long Island School Goes Remote Due To High Number Of Cases COVID-19: Long Island School Goes Remote Due To High Number Of Cases
Covid-19: Long Island School Goes Remote Due To High Number Of Cases With the number of COVID-19 cases mounting among students and staff, a Long Island high school is going remote for the rest of the year to help curtail the spread of the virus. The East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School transitioned to its distance learning model as of Wednesday, Dec. 15 after confirming 20 more cases in students and three in staff members. With the newly confirmed cases, there are now approximately 100 students in quarantine, representing nearly 25 percent of the entire school population. According to district officials, through contact tracing, it was determined that mo…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
Two Westchester Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status Two Westchester Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status
Two Westchester Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status Some schools in the Hudson Valley have earned top marks in 2021 by being recognized with National Blue Ribbon status. US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced 325 schools across the country were recognized for their overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among students. In the Hudson Valley, a pair of schools in Westchester were among those designated as National Blue Ribbon recipients: Briarcliff High School in Briarcliff Manor; Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville. Now in its 39th year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed a…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
Schools
These Connecticut Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status These Connecticut Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status
These Connecticut Schools Awarded Blue Ribbon Status Several schools in Connecticut have earned top marks in 2021 by being recognized with National Blue Ribbon status. US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced 325 schools across the country were recognized for their overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among students. In Connecticut, these schools were designated as National Blue Ribbon recipients: Andrew Avenue Elementary School in Naugatuck (New Haven County); Frisbie Elementary School in Wolcott (New Haven County); Northwestern Regional High School in Winsted (Litchfield County); Thames River Magn…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Schools
These Long Island School Districts Awarded Blue Ribbon Status These Long Island School Districts Awarded Blue Ribbon Status
These Long Island School Districts Awarded Blue Ribbon Status Several schools on Long Island have earned top marks in 2021 by being recognized with National Blue Ribbon status. US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced 325 schools across the country were recognized for their overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among students. On Long Island, these schools were designated as National Blue Ribbon recipients: Commack High School in Commack; North Shore Senior High School in Glen Head; Jericho Senior High School in Jericho; Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence; Robert M. Grable Jr. Mount Sinai High School in M…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
Sewage Contamination Leads To Closure Of High School In Westchester Sewage Contamination Leads To Closure Of High School In Westchester
Sewage Contamination Leads To Closure Of High School In Westchester Students at a Westchester high school will be displaced for at least a month after suffering water damage and contamination from sewer water that backed up into the building during the recent round of storms. It could take until November for the New Rochelle High School to reopen after substantial damage was found following Tropical Depression Ida, which wreaked havoc on the city and region last week. Officials said during a remote town hall meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 8 that the plan moving forward is to seal off the areas hit hardest by the storm - the library, athletic, and pool areas - …

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by Zak Failla
Torrington, CT
Schools
COVID-19: CT School Goes Remote Amid Surge Of New Infections COVID-19: CT School Goes Remote Amid Surge Of New Infections
Covid-19: CT School Goes Remote Amid Surge Of New Infections A surge in new COVID-19 cases is forcing a Connecticut elementary school to transition to its distance learning model to start the school year. The Hebron School District in Tolland County issued a notice to the community that due to the speed of the spread of the virus within the Gilead Hill School, it will have to go remote. According to district officials, the school will reopen for in-person learning on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Schools Superintendent Thomas Baird said that the number of COVID-19 cases in staff and students is at a similar level of infections during other periods of high tra…

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by Zak Failla
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
Educator's Company Relieves Pressures Of Pandemic Learning For Kids Across America Educator's Company Relieves Pressures Of Pandemic Learning For Kids Across America
Educator's Company Relieves Pressures Of Pandemic Learning For Kids Across America One student is learning computer coding, another is taking Yoga. One is studying Spanish and another is mastering how to read a clock. From learning the ABCs to studying for the LSAT, all are doing so online with tutors stationed around the world through Virtuo Tutors. The company was launched last year by Lauren Rosenblum, a learning specialist at a New York City private school, who saw a need for improvement in the education sector at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I love working with kids, especially through one-on-one intervention, which allows you to get to know them, be their…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Schools
NYC Educator's Company Paves Way For Future Of Learning NYC Educator's Company Paves Way For Future Of Learning
NYC Educator's Company Paves Way For Future Of Learning One student is learning computer coding, another is taking Yoga. One is studying Spanish and another is mastering how to read a clock. From learning the ABCs to studying for the LSAT, all are doing so online with tutors stationed around the world through Virtuo Tutors. The company was launched last year by Lauren Rosenblum, a learning specialist at a New York City private school, who saw a need for improvement in the education sector at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I love working with kids, especially through one-on-one intervention, which allows you to get to know them, be their…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield, CT
Schools
New Update: Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday New Update: Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday
New Update: Fairfield County Schools Announce Closures For Thursday The following Fairfield County schools and school districts have announced closures for Thursday, Dec. 17 due to the Nor'easter: Bethel Public School District, closed Bridgeport School District, closed Brookfield School District, closed Danbury Public School District, closed Fairfield Public School District, closed Greenwich School District, closed Monroe Public Schools in remote learning through Wednesday, Dec. 23 New Canaan Public School District, closed Newtown School District, closed Norwalk School District, closed Ridgefield School District, closed Shelton Public School District, close…

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by Daily Voice
Fairfield, CT
Schools
COVID-19: New School District In Fairfield County To Go Remote COVID-19: New School District In Fairfield County To Go Remote
Covid-19: New School District In Fairfield County To Go Remote A school district in Fairfield County has announced it will close for in-person learning for several weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stamford Public Schools will switch to distance learning on Monday, Dec. 21, with an expected reopening of school buildings on Tuesday, Jan. 19,  Superintendent Tamu Lucero announced in a letter to the community posted on the district's website late Friday afternoon, Dec. 11. "We, unfortunately, anticipate our current staffing challenges, in both the hybrid and the distance teaching and learning models, to become increasingly more difficult,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
COVID-19: HS Football Player Dies By Suicide After Leaving Note Saying He Felt Isolated COVID-19: HS Football Player Dies By Suicide After Leaving Note Saying He Felt Isolated
Covid-19: HS Football Player Dies By Suicide After Leaving Note Saying He Felt Isolated A 16-year-old high school football player in New England who died by suicide left behind a note saying he felt isolated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Spencer Smith, of Brunswick, Maine, was having trouble coping with feeling isolated, his father, Jay Smith, told WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine.  Jay Smith started speaking out after Spencer's death on Friday, Dec. 4 so other families know the toll the pandemic is taking on kids. Spencer kept busy during the summer regularly working out in preparation for the football season. But a shift to flag football only meant Spencer, a lineman, wou…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
COVID-19: School District In Area Goes Remote Until 2021 COVID-19: School District In Area Goes Remote Until 2021
Covid-19: School District In Area Goes Remote Until 2021 A school district in the area will be switching over to its distance learning model following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases among students and staff members. Carmel Schools Superintendent Eric Stark announced the shift to remote learning will start on Monday, Dec. 14 for all schools. Carmel High School already shifted to distance learning starting on Monday, Dec. 7. All students will return to in-person learning as of Friday, Jan. 8. “There were a number of factors that led to the decision to close for the extended time period,” Stark wrote in a message to parents. “The primary reason i…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester, MA
News
COVID-19: State Gives Worcester 10 Days To Defend Special-Needs Education Plan COVID-19: State Gives Worcester 10 Days To Defend Special-Needs Education Plan
Covid-19: State Gives Worcester 10 Days To Defend Special-Needs Education Plan School officials in Worcester, Springfield, and Boston have just 10 days to defend distance-learning plans for special-needs students - or else state officials are going to step in. Concern that special needs students and those with disabilities are not learning what they need to through the more independent at-home learning style has led Massachusetts education administrators to evaluate what’s happening in the state’s biggest cities. There are no special-needs students receiving in-school education in Worcester or Springfield, and less than 200 in Boston, according to the Boston Globe. …

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
COVID-19: New Cases Lead To Closure, Quarantines At School District In Westchester COVID-19: New Cases Lead To Closure, Quarantines At School District In Westchester
Covid-19: New Cases Lead To Closure, Quarantines At School District In Westchester The confirmation of new positive COVID-19 cases at a school district in Westchester has resulted in the closure of in-person learning at one school and quarantines for some students and staffers at another. Irvington Union Free School District Superintendent Kristopher Harrison made the announcement late Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6 in an email to the community. The two new cases were confirmed at Irvington High School and Dows Lane Elementary School. Due to the impact on staffing and school operations, Dows Lane Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning for two weeks. …

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by Joe Lombardi
New Haven, CT
News
COVID-19: State OKs Closing Town's High And Middle Schools Through Jan. 19 COVID-19: State OKs Closing Town's High And Middle Schools Through Jan. 19
Covid-19: State OKs Closing Town's High And Middle Schools Through Jan. 19 Students in one Connecticut town may be returning to in-person learning sooner than they had planned. The Connecticut Board of Education recently approved a transition to distance learning and the closing of the high and middle schools in Wallingford. The state okayed Wallingford’s education plan through Jan. 19. But on Tuesday, Dec. 1, Superintendent Salvatore Menzo said that the district may be able to return students to the classroom earlier if COVID-19 cases drop. Menzo said schools have been closed due to a lack of staff and to prevent the spread of the disease. “All school closures …

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by Kristin Palpini
White Plains, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Westchester School District To Remain Remote Longer, After Staffer Tests Positive COVID-19: Westchester School District To Remain Remote Longer, After Staffer Tests Positive
Covid-19: Westchester School District To Remain Remote Longer, After Staffer Tests Positive A Westchester school district will continue learning remotely at least a little longer to allow proper time to test students and staff for COVID-19 after being designated as one of the state's "yellow zone" micro-clusters."  Related story - COVID-19: Maps Released For Newly Added Cluster Zones In Area New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that the district would remain on all-virtual learning through Wednesday, Dec. 9, at which point elementary and middle school students will return to a hybrid model in two phases. The news comes a day after the district repo…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Schools
COVID-19: LI School District Goes Remote, Citing Concern Over Post-Thanksgiving Spike In Cases COVID-19: LI School District Goes Remote, Citing Concern Over Post-Thanksgiving Spike In Cases
Covid-19: LI School District Goes Remote, Citing Concern Over Post-Thanksgiving Spike In Cases A Long Island school district has closed for in-person instruction as a result of concern over a possible post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 cases. The Hauppauge School District said it will switch to distance learning from Monday, Nov. 30 through Friday, Dec. 4. The district held in-person classes five days a week up till now. "I am very concerned about a spike in COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving," Hauppauge Schools Superintendent Dennis O'Hara said in a video posted on the district's website, "and believe shifting to distance learning for the week that follows will allow …

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by Joe Lombardi
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Westchester School District Goes All-Virtual Due To Staffing Shortage COVID-19: Westchester School District Goes All-Virtual Due To Staffing Shortage
Covid-19: Westchester School District Goes All-Virtual Due To Staffing Shortage Another Westchester school district is going remote after learning of new positive cases that caused a staffing shortage. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano said that because of a rise in cases and the shortened week due to the Thanksgiving break, all students would be switching to their distance learning plan beginning on Monday, Nov. 23. Montesano said that a staff member at the elementary school and a high school student both tested positive for the virus, leading to an abundance of classmates and staff members being forced to temporarily quarantine. “Our ability to adequa…

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by Zak Failla
Eastchester, NY
Schools
COVID-19: New School District In Westchester Going All-Virtual Due To Cases COVID-19: New School District In Westchester Going All-Virtual Due To Cases
Covid-19: New School District In Westchester Going All-Virtual Due To Cases The New Rochelle school district has become the latest in Westchester to transition to all-virtual learning through the rest of the month. New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero issued a notice on Thursday, Nov. 19 advising parents that the entire district - aside from a cohort of special education classes - will revert to its full distance learning model beginning on Friday, Nov. 20. Marrero said that students will continue remote learning through at least Thursday, Dec. 3. 
“We have made this decision in consultation with the Westchester County Department of Health because a la…

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by Zak Failla
Mahopac, NY
Schools
COVID-19: High School In Area Dismisses Early, Goes Remote After Positive Cases COVID-19: High School In Area Dismisses Early, Goes Remote After Positive Cases
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…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
News
COVID-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area COVID-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area
Covid-19: Seven More Cases Reported At School District In Area A Fairfield County school district already forced to switch to its distance learning plan due to a COVID-19 outbreak has seen seven newly confirmed positive cases in three different schools. Shelton interim Schools Superintendent Beth Smith alerted parents this week that there were new cases confirmed at Shelton High School, Long Hill School, and Sunnyside School. There were three new cases each at the high school and Long Hill, and one in Sunnyside. The seven new cases bring the total to 52 districtwide since students returned to classes in September. According to Smith, in the past two w…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Sports
COVID-19: CIAC Postpones Start Of Winter HS Season COVID-19: CIAC Postpones Start Of Winter HS Season
Covid-19: Ciac Postpones Start Of Winter HS Season Interscholastic sports in Connecticut are on hold for at least the next two months as the state continues to see a spike in COVID-19 infections. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Board of Control announced on Tuesday, Nov. 17 that all winter sports have been postponed until at least Jan. 19, 2021, due to the pandemic. Sports including wrestling, competitive cheerleading, and dance are all considered high-risk while sports like basketball, swimming, volleyball, and ice hockey are considered moderate risk. Related story - COVID-19: CIAC Now Decides Fall Sports Conditioning…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Schools
COVID-19: School District In Hudson Valley Pauses In-Person Learning Till Next Year COVID-19: School District In Hudson Valley Pauses In-Person Learning Till Next Year
Covid-19: School District In Hudson Valley Pauses In-Person Learning Till Next Year A Hudson Valley school district is taking a “holiday pause” and will transition to distance learning for the rest of the calendar year due to COVID-19. The North Rockland Central School District announced over the weekend that it will be halting in-person learning beginning on Monday, Nov. 23 before returning to its hybrid instruction that was scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 19. Of North Rockland's eight schools, three — North Rockland High School and West Haverstraw and Stony Point elementary schools — have already been forced to temporarily shift to all-remote learning due to positive C…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Staff Members At Long Island Middle School Test Positive COVID-19: Staff Members At Long Island Middle School Test Positive
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…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Five Staffers, Students, Quarantined After Positive Case In Westchester School COVID-19: Five Staffers, Students, Quarantined After Positive Case In Westchester School
Covid-19: Five Staffers, Students, Quarantined After Positive Case In Westchester School Some classes will have to be held remotely at a Westchester school after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero announced that the district received confirmation that a staffer at Henry Barnard Early Childhood Center tested positive for the virus and had been in contact with three “Cohort B” classes. The staff member was last in the building on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6. Marrero said that the students and five staff members from those classes have been traced back to the exposed person and have been notified and quar…

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by Zak Failla
Bridgeport, CT
News
COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Shifts To Distance Learning Until Next Year COVID-19: School District In Fairfield County Shifts To Distance Learning Until Next Year
Covid-19: School District In Fairfield County Shifts To Distance Learning Until Next Year A spike in COVID-19 cases has forced a Fairfield County school district to transition to its full distance learning model through the end of the year. Interim Shelton Schools Superintendent Beth Smith announced on Tuesday, Nov. 10 that following Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, students will be learning remotely through at least January 2021. Next month, Smith said that the district will confer with health officials to determine the best course of action moving forward. According to Smith, last week, Shelton saw a spike in cases, with a 15.5 percent positivity rate, prompting the state …

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by Zak Failla