Lake George house party linked to Saratoga COVID infections | The Daily Gazette
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SARATOGA SPRINGS Saratoga Springs High School was back to in-person classroom instruction Monday, after a cluster of COVID infections among its students led the school to go all-remote Friday.
A total of 23 new student infections were reported April 12-18, bringing the cumulative tally to 107 students and 12 teachers and staff since September. The school closed Friday to facilitate contact tracing by county officials.
District spokeswoman Maura Manny said Monday the situation has improved new student infections are still being reported, but much fewer than last week.
An unconfirmed report suggested that at least some of the recently infected Saratoga High students contracted COVID during a house party in Lake George in neighboring Warren County.
Districts to employ mixed approaches to snow days | The Daily Gazette
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CAPITAL REGION Many students across the Capital Region can bank on at least some snow days this winter, but a handful of districts plan to still hold virtual school days when the weather forces buildings closed.
With the first major snowstorm of the season expected overnight Wednesday into the Thursday morning commute, districts will have the first chance to test out their pandemic-era snow day procedures. The State Education Department this year is allowing districts to teach remotely in lieu of what would have been a snow day in past years.