Watertown city school district goes âremote onlyâ for rest of January Watertown High School (Source: WWNY) By 7 News Staff | January 8, 2021 at 5:11 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 10:47 PM WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Citing a âsignificant increaseâ in COVID-19 cases, the Watertown City School District will go to remote-only instruction for the rest of January. Seven new cases were reported by school district officials Friday. In a statement late Friday afternoon, school superintendent Patricia LaBarr writes âthe District has made the very difficult decision to transition to our remote learning planâ starting Monday through Friday, January 29. âThe decision to close school was not made lightly.