New state Covid rules spell hope for CNY school proms; 1 school announces dates, venues
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
Students of Onondaga Jr./Sr. High School celebrated at their junior-senior prom Friday, May 31, 2019. The event had “A Night Under the Stars” theme and was held at The Lodge at Welch Allyn in Skaneateles Falls. Heather AinsworthHeather Ainsworth
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Syracuse, N.Y. In a year unlike any other, high school students across Central New York - and New York state - last spring forfeited junior proms and senior balls due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
But now, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last week of new rules for larger gatherings, there is optimism that this may open the door for schools to host their annual dances.
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Castle Island Bilingual Montessori school student Mia Finlan, 5, glues tissue paper to her lantern in the art studio on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. The American Rescue Plan, set to pass Congress March 9, 2021, will means billions for schools. But they re still worried it could mean less support in the years to come. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Mary Taylor, right, helps her son, Aarmani, 4, who attends Delaware Community School, on a computer donated by the Albany Fund for Education on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at their home in Albany, N.Y. The Albany School District is facing a four-month delay on its order of Chromebook computers for students. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Cuomo repealed his executive order which had required school districts to ask teachers if they were vaccinated and report the information to the state.
ALBANY, N.Y. â The Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Center for the Promotion of Mental Health & School Safety at Russell Sage College recently hosted a public seminar with the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS). The seminar s topic was The Impact of COVID-19 on our School Communities: Stressors, Strategies and Lessons Learned.
The hourlong seminar was part of the Hochsprung Center s winter/spring lecture series. Three additional lectures are planned for March, April, and May, all on the topic of mental health and how it relates to the pandemic.
During the event, superintendents from around New York state shared specific data about their districts and how they have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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