CT Coronavirus News

State Prepares to Vaccinate Children Ages 5 and Up

Several School Bus Routes in Killingly Affected By Bus Driver Shortage

Some CT School Districts Face Mealtime Shortages

Monroe Board of Education Candidates Talk Masks, COVID-19 Policies

Brookfield School Board Changes Meeting Format After Mask Mandates Caused Controversy Last Month

Orange School Chief: 94 Percent of Staff Vaccinated Against COVID

Region 15’s Teacher of the Year Was Adept at Adjusting Methods Amid Pandemic

Connecticut Children’s CEO: ‘We’re at a Breaking Point’ as Hospital Faces a Surge in Children Seeking Behavioral Health Care

Unvaccinated Employees Without COVID Test Excluded from School Grounds, Stamford Official Says

3 Bethel Schools Report COVID-19 Cases

8 Danbury Schools Report COVID-19 Cases

2 Brookfield Schools Report COVID-19 Cases

No Vaccine or COVID Test? It’s Not an ‘Unwillingness to Comply’ with Mandate, Says Greenwich Schools Official

6 Students COVID Positive at Westport School After Outbreak Prompted More Testing

Over 500 Parents Sign Up for Voluntary COVID-19 Testing in West Hartford Schools

Project Covid Detect Comes to Connecticut Schools

Some Danbury Area Teachers Remain Unvaccinated. Here’s What Happens If They’re Not.

CT to Test Thousands of Students as School COVID Cases Rise

Norwalk Schools Start Testing Unvaccinated Students

New Haven Schools Will Bar Employees Who Shun Vax-or-Test Mandate

Fairfield Cancels Some Classes Due to Sub Shortage

Stratford Pauses School Trips Until More Students Get Vaccinated

Gov. Lamont Extends Mask, Vaccine Mandates in Schools

Of Active COVID Cases, None Were In-School Transmission, Greenwich District Tracker Shows

South Windsor Parent Group Speaks Out Against Mask Mandate at Board of Education Meeting

Windham Doesn’t Expect Issue with Vax Mandate for Bus Drivers

Norwalk High Seniors Fight for Return of School Dances

Danbury Schools Anticipate 2020-21 Budget Surplus Due to COVID Savings, Grants

New Haven Kindergarteners Head Outdoors

Food Distribution at Danbury High School Will Continue in October

Connecticut Parents Send Pre-School Plea to D.C.

Back to High School in Waterbury, After Missing So Much

Bus Driver Shortage Creating Problems for Connecticut High School Teams

School Buses Continue to Roll in Milford Despite COVID Vaccine Mandate Concerns

Bus Driver Shortage Puts Managers Behind the Wheel in Greenwich to Prevent Delays

Most Districts Report No Major Issues with School Buses as COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Goes into Effect

Connecticut Has the Highest Teen Vaccine Rate in the Tri-State Area

10 More COVID Cases Reported in Greenwich Schools, Online Tracker Shows

Anti-Maskers Disrupt BOE Meeting; Board Votes to Approve Staff Vaccination Policy

Greenwich Schools Set Vaccine Mandate for Employees, Despite Concerns from Board Members

Norwalk Middle School Students ‘Start with Hello’ to Combat Social Isolation

Lamont Faces Pressure to Allow Funding for Air Quality in Public Schools

Nearly 300 School Bus Drivers Plan to Walk Off Job Ahead of Monday’s COVID Vaccine Mandate Deadline

Torrington Middle School’s Teacher of the Year Recognized for Impact on the Community

Gov. Says Kids 5-11 Could Possibly Get Vaccinated Next Month

Norwich Free Academy Launches ‘Learning Labs’ to Address Pandemic Learning Impact

Growing Coalition Pushes Lamont Harder to Fund Air Quality Upgrades in Local Schools

Haddam-Killingworth Schools Superintendent Calls Bus Driver Shortage ‘Nightmare’

Late School Buses Disrupting Lives and Frustrating Parents in Bristol

Anti-Mask, Anti-Vaccine Opponents Disrupt West Hartford School Board Meeting in Latest Confrontation Over Connecticut’s Public Health Mandates

COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, Masks in Connecticut Schools at Stake as Gov. Lamont Seeks to Extend Emergency Authority Until February 2022

Lamont Administration Won’t Release School Air Quality Results As Complaints Mount

Education Union Launches Ad Campaign

New Haven Preschool Teacher Seeks Donations to Keep Air Clean for Students

CEA’s New PSA: Teachers Happy to Be Back in Classroom After Challenging Year

Vaccinations Helping to Limit Portland School COVID Cases, Superintendent Says

Anti-Mask Disruption Causes Brookfield to Terminate School Board Meeting

Fairfield Long-Term Remote Learning Not Enough, Some Parents Say

Children and Adolescents Struggling With Pandemic’s Mental Health Fallout

First Time This School Year: Teachers Among 14 New Cases of COVID Reported in Greenwich Schools

Little Rebound from Dramatic COVID Declines for Eastern Connecticut Schools

Norwalk Schools Keep New COVID-19 Cases Low in Third Week

Colchester Schools Combine Bus Routes Amid Driver Shortage

‘Our Mental Health Has Been Tested’: Norwalk Youth Survey Shows High Rates of Depression, Stress

More Waterbury Students Failed to Make the Grade Last Year

$7,000 Sign-On Bonus for South Windsor School Bus Drivers

New Haven School Board Members Criticize After-School Instruction Plan for Students in COVID-Related Quarantine

Contact Tracing on Milford Buses ‘Biggest Challenge to Date,’ Superintendent Says

School Bus Driver Shortage in CT Leads to Delays in Stamford

New Britain School Bus Company Offering Financial Incentives for New Drivers

New Haven Principals Present Pandemic-Relief Plans

Elementary Students in Thompson Learning Remotely as Bus Drivers Await Covid Test Results

Waterbury Parents Out of Patience with School Bus Driver Shortage, Delays

Uptick in Covid-19 Cases Among Connecticut Children

Eight Additional Cases of COVID-19 – All Students – Reported in Greenwich Public Schools

Parents Continue to Express Concerns Over Middletown Schools’ Recess Policy

Lamont: School Mask Mandate Should Stay in Place Past Sept. 30 as Infections Continue

Conn. Educators Say COVID-19 Safety Measures, Pandemic Stress Are Top Concerns This Fall

Lamont’s COVID Mandates Expected to Stay in Place

New Teacher Back-to-School COVID Survey Reveals Ventilation Biggest Concern, Pandemic Forcing Retirements

Lamont ‘Open’ to CT Schools Requiring COVID Vaccines for Students

10 Cases of COVID-19 Reported Among Students in Greenwich Public Schools

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Safety Concerns, Child Care Issues Drove Hartford Parents’ Choice of Remote or In-Person Learning in Fall 2020

Kindergarten Enrollment Rebounds in Some Greater Bridgeport Towns

No Exemptions Needed to Opt Out of State Vaccine Mandate

Bus Driver Shortage Continues Causing Issues For Schools

New London Public Schools Superintendent Weighs in on the Start of the School Year

More Than Half of Norwalk Schools Have COVID Cases, Data Shows

Officials Urge Caution With Schools, Social Events as Covid-19 Continues to Circulate

Reaction to Biden’s Push to Increase COVID-19 Testing in Schools

Buses Run, but Parents Vent on Overcrowding, Missed Stops, Late Runs in Shelton

Danbury Schools, Athletics Face Dire Need for Bus Drivers: ‘The Door Has Fallen Off the Hinges’

Gilead Hill School in Hebron Remote Due to COVID Cases, Quarantine

New Haven Schools Working on Remote Learning Plan Amid Growing COVID Cases, Quarantines

Dozens of COVID Cases at CT Schools After 1st Week Back

‘Concerning, Very Concerning’: Hartford Schools Find Already-Low Test Scores Dropped During Pandemic

New Milford School Bus Routes Affected This Week Due to Bus Driver Shortage: ‘It’s Been a Nightmare’