coronavirus in schools

More Connecticut schools are transitioning to remote learning as school districts try to limit COVID-19 exposure. As of Friday, the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate was 2.4 percent. While some schools have transitioned to full in-person learning, many are hybrid and are allowing students to learn virtually. Due to cases of COVID-19, some schools are closing and switching to remote learning…

Several schools have made the switch to online learning because of coronavirus.

The city of Norwalk said there are 11 new COVID-19 cases in the city’s school district. Norwalk Public Schools said they were made aware of the new cases on Friday. Of the new cases, at least six are involving members of the Brien McMahon High School and Center for Global Studies school communities, city officials said. Mayor Harry Rilling said…

A lot of time and money has been spent over these few months in order to get Connecticut schools ready to reopen. It has been tedious and costly for both families and school districts. NBC Connecticut Investigates examined the costs of reimagining and renovating school spaces, based on financial information obtained through public records requests. Within Windsor Locks Public Schools,…

To safely open during the pandemic, school districts spent hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars on things ranging from cleaning supplies to air purifies to PPE to remote learning technology.

Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate jumped to 2.4% on Tuesday, the highest number since June.

For the time being, Hartford Public Schools will continue with the current learning model, though city officials are monitoring the coronavirus metrics and have said they are prepared to switch schools over to a hybrid learning model if need be. City officials had warned of an uptick in COVID-19 cases last week and said if the metrics continued to trend…

To say reopening schools during a pandemic is challenging would be an understatement, especially in Connecticut’s larger districts.

If the upward trend continues, the city plans to move its schools to a hybrid learning model.

Smith Elementary School in New Britain will move to remote learning for at least two days after someone in the community tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said Monday. District officials said they learned of the test results on Monday afternoon and that the affected person will quarantine at home for 14 days. Several of their close contacts have also…

Southington High School is moving from hybrid to remote after COVID-19 cases promoted the quarantining of 25 staff members.

Three staff members at Colchester Elementary School have tested positive for COVID-19 and other staff and some students who came in contact with them have been quarantined, according to the superintendent.

The Pulaski Middle School in New Britain will move to all remote learning on Tuesday and Wednesday after two members of the school community tested positive for COVID-19. These people were last in the building on Friday. The two affected individuals were told to quarantine for 14 days. No staff or students have reported any COVID-19 symptoms, a letter from…

A number of schools have had to close or have student quarantine following cases of COVID-19 early in the school year.

Litchfield Public Schools will be all remote learning on Friday after officials learned that several students across multiple schools had contact with someone who tested positive with COVID-19. In a notice Thursday, school officials said the students attended a non-school event last weekend which led to prolonged exposure with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. All schools will be on…

Several schools across Connecticut are reporting cases of COVID-19 and some school are shutting down because of it.

Many parents have questions and concerns about going back to school during the coronavirus pandemic.