Officials: Westport schools see significant drop in COVID cases
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The Westport Weston Health District.Chris Marquette / Hearst Connecticut Media
WESTPORT There hasn’t been a case of COVID-9 reported at Staples High School since May 2, and only a handful of cases at the elementary school level during that time, according to the district.
The low number of cases came up during Monday’s Board of Education meeting, when Superintendent Thomas Scarice and supervisor of health services Suzanne Levasseur proposed that there be no health update at the final board meeting of the season, which takes place June 14.
“As our school and town cases of COVID-19 are so low and it is the end of the school year, we will likely not need to continue with a health update at BOE meetings during the summer months,” Levasseur said in an email. “As we prepare to reopen in the fall, we will look at current trends and certainly continue this if needed to keep our school commun
Westport announces plans for prom, graduation in bid to end the year as normal as possible
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Senior Jill Gault, center, celebrates graduation during the Staples High School Class of 2018 commencement exercises Friday, June 22, 2018, in Westport, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
WESTPORT School officials are looking to end the school year as close to normal as possible, including loosening some restrictions and resuming end of the year activities like prom and graduation.
Graduation plans are still in the works, but it is currently scheduled for June 17 on the football field with a rain date of June 18. Prom will be next weekend.
New guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine welcome surprise in Westport
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A tray of syringes filled with doses of COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination clinic set up in the gymnasium of the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities, in Fairfield in Jan.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
WESTPORT Ellen Johnston was surprised on Monday when she learned she would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning March 1.
“I didn’t think it was probably going to be until May,” said Johnston, the head coach and director of competitive swimming for the Westport Weston Family YMCA.
She said she doesn’t expect the vaccine to change her behavior or plans at all. She will still follow all of the state’s COVID guidelines, and coaching doesn’t give her much time for plans outside of the pool.