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Beginning this Wednesday, March 2, the Syracuse City School District will drop its mask mandate for staff, students and visitors.
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced the statewide mask mandate would end Wednesday, March 2, making it optional for students to wear masks in-class and on the school bus.
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Onondaga County officials are trying to clear up confusion about changing COVID-19 contact tracing protocols as the number of new cases continues to rise. On December 31st, the county said it would no longer be calling individuals to trace infections. The state followed suit Tuesday.
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The Syracuse City School district decided to have 5 schools go to remote learning for the rest of the week, after reports over the weekend found too many positive cases or exposures among essential staff. Clary, Ed Smith, Frazer, Seymour, and Dr. Weeks schools plan to open in-person next Monday, while in-home tests are handed out district-wide.
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Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled what her administration is calling Surge 2.0, a plan to deal with the current spike in coronavirus omicron cases. Her plan includes increased testing, mask mandates, keeping schools open, minimizing illness and death.
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The Central Square School district is among dozens of others closely monitoring the changing COVID situation ahead of the holiday break next week. Neighboring Oswego City schools will switch to remote learning Friday due to teacher and bus driver shortages.
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Syracuse Center of Excellence Hosts Discussion about COVID Safety in Schools from Heating and Cooling system and air filtration, mask mandates and what East Syracuse-Minoa Schools are doing.
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Onondaga County's Health Commissioner recommends masks, vaccinations and a return to increased testing in schools to help stem the rising COVID Delta variant. Dr. Indu Gupta's report also includes guidance on sports, after-school activities, bus rides, visitors, etc.
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Schools around Central New York are grappling with decisions about how to bring students and teachers back to classrooms safely – if at all. Some new…