Published April 06. 2021 1:40AM | Updated April 06. 2021 2:22AM
MANCHESTER (AP) Several Connecticut school districts have been forced to close or stop in-person learning for a day, after educators attending vaccine clinics called in sick with side effects from the shot.
Manchester schools reported a shortage of teachers and bus drivers on Monday after a vaccine clinic for educators was held there over the weekend. I understand the challenges this causes for parents and families and had hoped to avoid going remote for the day, Matt Geary, the town s school superintendent wrote to the community Monday. I apologize for the inconvenience.
A similar incident caused a Colchester elementary school to close for a day last month and forced Stamford schools to delay a return to in-person learning for one day.
Published February 23. 2021 12:53AM
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press
Connecticut high school students learning exclusively at home during the pandemic are in greater danger of failing to advance to the next grade than those who opted for a model that includes at least some in-person learning, according to a report released Monday by the nonprofit educational organization RISE.
The report found that 33% of high school students in the urban districts it studied are in danger of not progressing to the next grade, which compares to about 15% in a non-pandemic year.
The report looked at more than 12,000 students in Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, Middletown, Norwalk, Naugatuck, Meriden and Stamford during the first 2 [1/2] months of the school year.