Fairfield Woods shifts to remote learning due to COVID spike
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FAIRFIELD Students at Fairfield Woods Middle School will switch to remote learning on Thursday and Friday as COVID cases continue to rise, district officials announced Wednesday.
There were 10 positive cases and 21 people in quarantine from the Fairfield Woods Middle School community as of mid-day Wednesday, officials said.
Districtwide, there 48 positive cases and 208 students and staff in quarantine, including those at Fairfield Woods, according to district’s numbers on Tuesday.
In a message to families and staff, officials said they are concerned about the increase in positive cases and quarantines among students and staff at Fairfield Woods this week.
Fairfield superintendent: students who travel for holidays must quarantine before returning to school
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FAIRFIELD Families who travel during winter break must quarantine before returning to school, officials say.
In a Tuesday afternoon message to families and staff, Superintendent of Schools and COVID-19 Health And Safety Compliance Liaison Angelus Papageorge urged people to follow the state travel advisory implemented on Dec. 18.
“Anyone traveling into Connecticut from a state or territory, other than New York, New Jersey, or Rhode Island, or from a country other than the United States, is directed to self-quarantine for a 10-day period from the time of last contact within the identified state or country,” a district summary of the advisory says.