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A real challenge : CT school districts struggle with substitute teacher shortage FacebookTwitterEmail A sign sends love out to staff of Middlesex Middle School, thanks to efforts by students and parents Monday afternoon.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut Media Schools going remote and high school graduates filling in for seasoned teachers some may say it’s not the ideal educational scenario, but it’s the one districts are facing. With COVID-19 making many hesitant to step into a classroom, Connecticut cities and towns are dealing with a substitute shortage that’s resulted in schools going remote from lack of available coverage and the state lowering their requirements to help bring instructors into the classroom. ....
Stamford changes quarantine rules for schools as COVID cases rise FacebookTwitterEmail Elementary school children at Rogers International School on November 19, 2020.John Moore / Getty Images STAMFORD Any time a student or teacher in a classroom comes down with COVID-19, that class will be immediately placed in quarantine until contact tracing has been completed. That is the new edict written by Health Department Director Jennifer Calder that was sent to school nurses this week. “Effective immediately, whenever there is a confirmed positive case in a student or school employee, the entire class as well as any staff associated with (the) case will be immediately quarantined for 14 days,” Calder wrote. ....