CT Coronavirus News

Greenwich Schools Report Small Increase in COVID-19 Cases as Students Return from February Break

Easton, Redding, Region 9 Schools Drop Mask Mandate Beginning March 1

Stamford Schools Consider Moving up the Date to Eliminate the Mask Requirement to March 2

East Lyme Schools to Drop Mask Requirement

Fate of Norwalk School Mask Policy Could Be Determined Thursday

Superintendent: Masks Optional in Milford Schools Starting Feb. 28

Masks to Be Optional in Ansonia Schools Starting Feb. 28

Parents Prepare for End of Statewide School Mask Mandate on Feb. 28

Petition Calls on Hamden Schools to Keep Universal Masking

Yale Doctor Weighs in on Relaxing of Mask Mandates in Some Schools

Masks Will Be Optional in Griswold Schools Feb. 28. When Will Norwich, Others Decide?

Windham to Decide on School Masks on Wednesday

Majority of CT Schools to Drop Mask Mandates While Largest Urban Districts Keep Them

Conn. DPH Releases Guidance for Use of Face Masks in Schools

School Systems Shape Mask-Optional Policies as Student Vaccinations Lag  

Norwich School Board to Consider Elimination of School Mask Mandates Thursdayv

Eight Nearby School Districts Will Drop Their Mask Mandates. Why Hasn’t Danbury Decided?

Hartford Public Schools Keeping Mask Mandate Through March

Masks Will Continue Being Required in Waterbury Public Schools

Danbury Schools Delay Mask Decision

Stonington School Board Lifts Mask Mandate

DPH Says State Guidelines Coming Soon as Districts Make Masking Decisions Without Them

Mask or No Mask? Conn. School Districts Mull Decision Before Mandate Expires

In Greenwich, School Board Decides to Make Masks Optional as of March 1

Milford School Board Member Calls for Immediate End to Mask Mandate

Bridgeport Schools Keep Mask Mandate Until March 31

With Pressure From Both Sides, Newtown Resolves School Mask Dispute by Making It a ‘Personal Choice’

Ridgefield School Officials Move to Make Masks Optional

Bethel School Officials Make Masks Optional

Montville Schools Suspend Mask Mandate March 1

Norwalk Surveying Parents Whether to Keep Masks in Schools

Stamford Schools Choose March 15 to End Mask Mandate

Norwalk Parents Push for Mask Choice in Schools as Officials Remain Undecided

Not So Fast: Some Districts Shy About Getting Rid of Masks

Connecticut Senate Extends School Mask Mandate, Other Executive Orders That Were Scheduled to Expire

Hartford Schools Fighting COVID-Driven Explosion in Chronic Absenteeism

As COVID Cases Drop, Middletown Considers Fate of School Masks

Stamford Teachers Split on Mask Mandate, Survey Shows

Masks in Brookfield Schools Will Soon Be Optional as COVID Cases Decline

Preston School Board Will Allow School Mask Mandate to Lapse March 1

Senate Expected to Extend Gov. Lamont’s Remaining COVID Orders

Connecticut School Boards, Superintendents Brace for Heated Debate Over Local Mask Rules

In Wake of Omicron Wave, Connecticut Sees Uptick in Rare COVID-Linked Syndrome That Sends Some Children to ICU

Connecticut’s Richest Residents Got Richer While Poorest Residents Got Poorer During Pandemic, Survey Finds

West Hartford to Drop School Mask Mandate at End of Month

Masking Rules Should Be Up to Schools, Says CT Gov. Ned Lamont. Where Does Norwich Stand?

COVID-19 Continues to Decline in Greenwich Schools as Students Prepare for Winter Recess

School Mask Mandate Executive Order on the Hot Seat at Connecticut House Today

Norwalk Schools Reviewing COVID Data to Determine Mask Policy

Masks in Stamford Schools? No Decision Yet, but Officials Show Early Support for Eliminating Requirement

New Haven Public Schools to Continue Mask Mandate

Readers React to Gov. Lamont Lifting the School Mask Mandate

Legislative Public Health Committee Discussing Face Masks in Schools

Pandemic Causing Some Teachers to Leave the Profession Earlier Than Planned

Teachers Discuss the Impact of the Pandemic on Students

State Considers Waiving 180-day School Requirement

Shelton Schools Eye Mask Policy ‘Based on Individual Choice’

School Mask Mandates Have Divided Communities. Some Danbury-Area Educators Will Factor That into Their Decision Making.

Will School Districts in Southeastern Connecticut Get Rid of Mask Mandates?

‘The Protocols Are Breaking Kids’: Norwalk Parents and Students Call for Mask Choice at Community Forum

Windham Officials to Meet to Discuss Mask Plan

Lamont Addresses Reasoning for Seeking End to School Mask Mandate, More at Southington Event

Unvaccinated Connecticut School Employees Sue Lamont Over ‘Burdensome’ Weekly COVID Testing

Gov. Lamont Recommending Connecticut Statewide School Mask Mandate End Feb. 28, Leaving Decisions to Local Officials

Should Masks Stay? Greenwich School Board Could Pass Decision to Superintendent to Make

CT Mask Mandate Change Puts Onus on School Boards, Staff

Superintendent to Recommend Ending Trumbull School Mask Mandate

CIAC Asks State DPH to Lift Mask Mandate in High School Athletic Competitions This Week

Lockdowns, Remote Learning Contribute to Surge in Childhood Obesity

Teacher Absences Waning, Substitute Rate Rising, as Virus Slows

‘We Want a Choice, and We Want It Now’: Many Norwalk Parents Want School Mask Mandate Repealed

Schools Masks, Lamont’s Tax Cut on Docket as Lawmakers Return to Hartford

Gov. Ned Lamont Hints Connecticut’s School Mask Mandate Might End Soon. Is That a Good Idea?

Some Stamford Parents Push for No More Masks as State’s School Mask Mandate Deadline Looms

Darien Parents, School Officials Ask Lamont for Control Over Masking of Students

New Haven Teachers Told to Start Grading at 50, Not Zero

‘Just a Little Longer’: Some CT Educators Call Possible End of School Mask Mandate ‘Premature’

Waterbury Secondary Schools Retain Half-Day Schedules

‘A Much Better Place’: CT Student COVID Cases Cut in Half, Child Hospitalizations Down

Bridgeport School Officials Recommend Setting Aside $2.5M for Teacher, Administrator Bonuses

Bridgeport Could Implement a Local School Mask Mandate

New Haven Paras Seek Quarantine Pay

Gov. Meets with State’s Largest Teachers Union Over COVID Safety Measures

Lamont: End of CT School Mask Mandate Could Be Near

CT School Mask Mandate Among 11 Orders Lamont Wants to Extend

Bridgeport School Board to Consider COVID-Related Bonuses for Teachers

School COVID Cases Decline in CT for First Time in Month, Data Shows

For Norwich Schools, the Struggle to Remain Open While Omicron Surges Is ‘Day-to-Day’

Lamont: Vaccine Mandate for State Employees, Teachers Can Expire

Facebook Removes ‘Unmask Our Kids CT’ Account

New In-School COVID Testing Program Announced by Milford Schools

Wilton School District’s COVID Cases Drop by Half

Report on New Cases of COVID in Greenwich Schools Slows to Double Digits After Long Weekend

COVID-Related Staff Shortages Have Schools Playing Musical Chairs Across CT

Education During the Pandemic: Struggling Students, a Staffing Crisis, and Questions About School Safety

Kids 5-11 Need COVID Shots as Much as Anyone, Experts Say

Westport Schools Roll Back Some COVID Measures, Expand Testing

After ‘Shortage of Test Kits and Masks,’ Greenwich Schools Quickly Resolved COVID-19 Issues, Teachers Union Says

CT School COVID-19 Cases Continue to Surge, Overstretch Staff

More Than 100 Staff Absences Force Norwich Schools to Close Friday

Connecticut Teachers Call for Safer Covid Measures in Schools Amid Omicron Surge

Middle School in Manchester Closed Friday Due to Staffing Shortage

Platt Technical High School Closed Today for COVID-19 Staff Shortages

Darien High Students Say Midterms Should Be Axed, Citing COVID-19 and Stress

Nearly 120 COVID Cases In Branford Schools, District Data Shows

Thousands of Educators Participate in ‘Blackout’ to Protest Safety Protocols

Teachers Stand in Solidarity for School Safety

Shortages in Staff Hurt Manchester Schools; COVID, Student Misbehavior Among Issues

State Official: Young Children in Hospital with COVID Too

Lamont Signs Executive Order Allowing Reemployment of Retired Connecticut Teachers