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Fairfield Woods Middle School will close for the rest of the week. (Shutterstock)
FAIRFIELD, CT Fairfield Woods Middle School will switch to remote learning for the rest of the week after the school had an increase in positive coronavirus cases.
School district officials were concerned about the spike in cases and quarantines among students and staff, according to a message sent Wednesday to parents. When Wednesday morning brought more cases, students were moved out of the seventh-grade wing to begin cleaning and disinfecting. These cases significantly impact the school s ability to function in a safe and effective manner, said the message, attributed to Superintendent Mike Cummings and COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance Liaison Angelus Papageorge.
UpdatedThu, Jan 14, 2021 at 12:56 pm ET
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Graffiti was found Wednesday near a Fairfield school and on a local store. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch)
FAIRFIELD, CT Police are investigating after graffiti that officials characterized as disturbing, political and racist was reported at a Fairfield elementary school and a nearby store.
A McKinley Elementary School employee notified law enforcement 1:30 p.m. Wednesday about vandalism on a sidewalk outside the school at 60 Thompson St., according to police.
Officers found the words United States of China spray-painted on the sidewalk and on a snow mound in the back of the school parking lot, police said. The phrase Biden For Socialism had also been painted on a sidewalk near the school but was removed by school district employees before officers arrived, according to police.