West Springfield quarantines 4 kindergarten classes
Updated Apr 14, 2021;
WEST SPRINGFIELD Four classes at John Ashley Kindergarten are in quarantine this week after a one pupil in each room tested positive for COVID-19.
At a public meeting on Tuesday, Mayor William Reichelt and School Committee member Kathy Alevras questioned whether it was “overkill” to send four whole classrooms home to learn remotely. School and health officials, however, said it’s hard for kindergartners to maintain social distancing during class, at recess and on the bus, and the state’s public health protocols mandate quarantines for any close contacts of an infected person.
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