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January 7, 2021
Gladys Blinn, a long-time crossing guard for students attending the Wilson Middle School directs students to cross as school gets out in Natick on Dec. 14, 2020. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
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Massachusetts officials are reporting 178 new positive coronavirus cases among students and 253 new cases among staff at public school districts across the Bay state.
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its weekly report Thursday on COVID-19 in schools, which only reflects confirmed coronavirus cases reported by districts to state officials between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6.
The state announced that it would not post its usual weekly reports from Dec. 31 through Jan. 6, and that case counts reported during that week would be included in this report.