A year after schools closed, educators reflect on pandemicâs effect
WWNY A year after schools closed, educators reflect on pandemicâs effect By Lexi Bruening | March 15, 2021 at 5:16 PM EDT - Updated March 15 at 9:11 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Almost one year ago at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, students received the news they wouldnât be going to back to school for a while. A lot has happened since then.
On March 13, 2020, students walked out of school for the last time.
âWhen the reality set in weeks and weeks later that school would be shut for the remainder of last school year, wow. I know the day I received that news I was heartbroken,â said Watertown City School District Superintendent Patti LaBarr.
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WATERTOWN â The Watertown City School District received confirmation Monday that a student at Wiley Intermediate School tested positive for COVID-19.
In a notice from the district, it was stated that the student had not been present in school.
The district continues to follow the policies and procedures to ensure the health and safety of the students and employees, with social distancing protocols and disinfecting measures continuing to be in place.
The district is unable to release additional information about the student.
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Wiley student tests positive for coronavirus Wiley Intermediate School, Watertown (Source: WWNY) By 7 News Staff | December 15, 2020 at 6:50 AM EST - Updated December 15 at 7:16 AM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - A student at Wiley Intermediate School in Watertown has tested positive for COVID-19.
That word came late Monday afternoon from superintendent Patti LaBarr.
In a letter, she said the student has not been in school.
“We appreciate your continued support and understanding,” LaBarr said. “We will continue to work
together to ensure the safety of our students and staff,”
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