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The City School District of Â鶹ӰÒô was notified of 31 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 between Thursday and Monday. Each person is quarantining at home.

One case involves the district’s administrative headquarters at Academy Park. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in the building April 14.

Four cases involve Â鶹ӰÒô High School, and all the people were last in school April 14. Two are not associated with a particular grade, and two are associated with 10th grade.

Two cases involve Â鶹ӰÒô School of Humanities (ASH). One person is associated with first grade and was last in school April 14. The other is not associated with a particular grade and was last in the school April 13.

Two cases involve Eagle Point Elementary School, and both people were last in school April 14. One is not associated with a particular grade, and the other is associated with fifth grade.

Three cases involve Edmund J. O’Neal School of Excellence. None of the people are associated with a particular grade. Two were last in school on April 14, and one was last in school April 13.

Three cases involve Giffen Memorial Elementary School, and all the people were last in school April 14.  One is not associated with a particular grade, one is associated with second grade and one is associated with fifth grade.

Two cases involve New Scotland Elementary School, and both people were last in school April 14. One is not associated with a particular grade, and the other is associated with first grade.

Four cases involve North Â鶹ӰÒô Middle School, and all the people were last in school April 14. Two are not associated with a particular grade, and two are associated with sixth grade.

Four cases involve Pine Hills Elementary School, and all the people were last in school April 14. Two are not associated with a particular grade, one is associated with kindergarten and one is associated with second grade.

Two cases involve Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, and both people were last in school April 14. One is not associated with a particular grade, and the other is associated with sixth grade.

One case involves Sheridan Preparatory Academy. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school April 14.

One case involves Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST). The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school April 14.

One case involves Tony Clement Center for Education. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school April 14.

One case involves William S. Hackett Middle School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school April 14.

Please be reminded that as of March 2, schools no longer are required to quarantine individuals who in the past have been identified as contacts of a person who tests positive. We will now identify anyone within a 6-foot radius of a positive individual as having been exposed and provide notification to that individual or, in the case of a student, their parent or guardian. We will continue to report positive cases.

Health and safety procedures continue at all district buildings and on buses, including cleaning and sanitizing. We also would like to remind everyone of steps you can take to help be safe:

1.      While masks are now optional as of March 2 in all school buildings in New York and, in our school district, on First Student buses that transport students, the state continues to require masks for everyone riding public transportation, which includes CDTA buses that serve our schools. The district will respect the personal decision of all individuals and families regarding wearing masks in those settings where they are now optional. 

2.      Wash hands with soap and water frequently when out of your home. If you cannot use soap and water, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

3.      Don’t touch the eyes, nose or mouth unless your hands are clean.

4.      DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY ARE SICK OR HAVE SYMPTOMS:  

• Signs of COVID-19 are fever, fatigue/tiredness, muscle/body aches or pains, congestion, cough, runny nose, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, nausea/vomiting or diarrhea, headache, loss of taste or smell, rash, feeling sick or unwell in any way. 
• Please notify your school nurse if you are keeping your child home from school with symptoms; you can find that contact information on your school’s page at .

5.      We continue to encourage everyone 5 and older who is able and eligible to get vaccinated. 

• The Â鶹ӰÒô County Health Department offers frequent opportunities for free COVID-19 vaccinations in a variety of locations. You can learn more at
• Crossgates Mall is one of 10 vaccination sites statewide for children 5-11. You can get an appointment at
• To find additional locations near you, visit vaccines.gov or call 800-232-0233.