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Beatrice Latina will take back to Rome a memorable souvenir from her experience living in the Alle-Kiski Valley.
Her covid recovery story.
Latina, nicknamed “Bi Bi” by her friends, is from Italy and the sole foreign exchange student at Highlands High School in Harrison.
She tested positive for covid-19 about two months after moving into her Brackenridge host family home in September.
A 14-day quarantine ensued.
“I lost my smell for four months and taste for two months,” Latina said. “I was tired and had headaches, but I’m OK now.”
Joyce Hanz | For the Tribune-Review
Fox Chapel Area High School students, along with those at Dorseyville Middle School, could see an increase in in-person instruction as early as February.
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Fox Chapel Area School District officials said a decision to increase in-person class time for middle and high school students could come in early February.
Superintendent Mary Catherine Reljac said there’s been no alternate guidance from the state regarding older students, despite last week’s recommendation by health and education experts to return elementary students to classrooms.