More Capital Region schools go fully remote due to staffing shortage
Schenectady, Green Island, Schuylerville among those shifting online til January
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Exterior of Shaker High School on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Colonie, N.Y. More districts announced they are shifting entirely to remote learning until January. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo s COVID-19 micro-cluster strategy for the winter allows schools to continue in-person instruction amid rising cases if districts randomly test a certain portion of their on-site staff and students.
But despite low infection rates among students, sickened staff and widespread quarantines have made it impossible for many local schools to keep their doors open even without a micro-cluster designation.