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Updated: 5:36 PM EST March 9, 2021 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools Michael Testani sent a letter to parents, students, and staff saying full in-person learning will start on April 19.  Testani cited Connecticut's declining COVID-19 metrics over the last several weeks and staff being vaccinated as the reason for the decision.  Students may return to full in-person learning four days a week starting. The school will continue to follow its current Wednesday schedule.  Testani said the plan will include distances of less than six feet in classr...

District: Bridgeport teacher falsified special education plans for students with disabilities FacebookTwitterEmail Bassick High School, BridgeportLinda Conner Lambeck BRIDGEPORT — A special education teacher at Bassick High School has been accused of falsifying special education plans for at least three students with disabilities and now faces dismissal. An investigation found Kathleen Smith forged several legal documents that qualify students in public schools for special education services, the superintendent of schools and human resources director told Board of Education members recently...

Garcia returns to Bridgeport with new job as school facilities, building operations head FacebookTwitterEmail BRIDGEPORT — A longtime civil servant and Bridgeport native has returned to the public sector. On Monday, Jorge Garcia, public facilities director under former Mayor Bill Finch, began a new position overseeing building operations and facilities planning for Bridgeport Public Schools. He will work on behalf of the Board of Education alongside Bobby Hammond, who represents the city, to manage the school district’s properties and supervise custodians and other trade workers. “I gre...

Schools plan staff vaccination clinics as early as Monday FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 A nurse fills a syringe with a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination clinic in Fairfieldon Jan. 27, 2021. Vaccine clinics for educators are expected to start Monday.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of5 A tray of syringes filled with doses of COVID-19 vaccine are ready at the vaccination clinic set up in Fairfield Jan. 27, 2021. Fairfield educators will be getting their inoculations beginning Monday.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 A nurse fills a s...

Published February 27. 2021 4:43PM | Updated February 28. 2021 7:54PM Adria Watson, The Connecticut Mirror Harding High School Music Teacher Sheena Graham expects a lot to be different when all of her students come back full time as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes. Harding and other schools in Bridgeport are going to need more staff to help teachers get students caught up — as well as school counselors, she said. "It's having all the social-emotional skills, and having additional people in that area, because coming back is going to be challenging, depending on how your family has suffered thro...