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Bolden concerned that ‘COVID fatigue’ is setting in for Solon Schools Updated Feb 08, 2021; Posted Feb 08, 2021 Fred Bolden, superintendent of Solon City Schools, holds the design that earned Marin Wurst, a seventh-grader at Solon Middle School, the winning entry in a national competition for Red Ribbon Week. Marin’s achievement was recognized at the Solon Board of Education meeting Monday (Feb. 8). (Screenshot) Facebook Share But unfortunately, that’s not the case. On Monday (Feb. 8), Bolden told the Solon Board of Education that since Friday (Feb. 5), the district has had 10 stude...

Four Solon Schools staff members test positive for COVID-19 since Friday Ed Wittenberg, cleveland.com SOLON, Ohio – It’s been a difficult week for the Solon City School District in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Superintendent Fred Bolden told the Solon Board of Education Monday (Jan. 25) that since Friday afternoon (Jan. 22), four district staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. “Those staff members resulted in five other staff members getting quarantined and 37 students needing to be quarantined,” he said. “So it can happen that quickly.” L...

Solon Schools to open second semester Jan. 4 in fully remote model Ed Wittenberg, cleveland.com SOLON, Ohio – The Solon City School District will open the second semester on Jan. 4 in a fully remote model for one week, Superintendent Fred Bolden said in an email to district families Friday (Dec. 18). “Due to continued high levels of COVID-19 in our area and to ensure we have the necessary staffing to open (pre-kindergarten through grade 12) successfully for the next semester, we believe it is necessary to delay the opening of in-person classes by one week until Jan. 11,”...

Reply SOLON, OH — Solon students in grades PreK-6 will finish their semesters in-school. Superintendent Fred Bolden announced the accomplishment during Monday's Board of Education meeting. He thanked all of the teachers and administrators who worked through the pandemic to make in-person education possible. He added that the district performed "tireless contact tracing" and asked many students and staff to "quarantine" to keep students in-building through the end of the year. Subscribe "Many of us thought we would not be able to do that," he admitted. He then added, "I could not feel bet...

Reply COVID-19 is surging through Ohio. (Rachel Nunes/Patch) SOLON, OH — There have been more than 850 COVID-19 cases associated with a Solon ZIP code, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Since the start of the pandemic, the 44139 ZIP code has been home to 877 COVID-19 cases. That's up from 457 COVID-19 cases in mid-November. The virus has also been reaching into schools. Subscribe According to the Solon Schools' state-mandated dashboard, four students are currently positive for COVID-19. Since the district began tracking COVID-19 cases, there have been 44 positive cases among on...