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Schools close indefinitely

School and non-life sustaining businesses throughout the Commonwealth will now be closed indefinitely. “Business and school closures will no longer have a set date to resume normal operations,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a Monday press briefing. “(I am) going to leave the date indefinite.” He said schools and businesses would remain closed “as long as we need to keep them closed” in an effort to save lives. “Stay home we must. This virus is really sneaky and someone can be carrying it for two weeks without showing any symptoms whatsoever. “We’re trying to make sure ...

In the ‘cloud’: Virtual school board meeting ‘new way of doing things’

Hundreds of people attended Monday night’s meeting of the Warren County School Board. And there were more that wanted to, but couldn’t ‘fit’ in the virtual space provided. The board was scheduled to hold committee meetings, but canceled those in favor of a special meeting. The district utilized a ‘cloud meeting’ app to hold a virtual meeting, since actual groups of people are discouraged or outright disallowed right now due to the coronavirus. “Due to the COVID-19 virus, we are all experiencing new ways of doing things,” Board Secretary Ruth Huck said in introducing ...

WCSD calendar: ‘We just don’t know’

It’s too early to say for certain, but schools could be out for summer. One of the items on the agenda for Monday’s special meeting of the school board related to adjusting the Warren County School District calendar in response to COVID-19. During a discussion of the schedule, Superintendent Amy Stewart expressed doubt about the schools opening again this year. “I’ll be surprised if we end up coming back to school this year,” Stewart said. “But, I don’t know that yet.” Still, the district is working on how to deliver education without utilizing its ...

Virtual Spirit Week invites photos

In case you didn’t know, Warren County School District students are celebrating “Spirit Week” this week through Friday. Virtual Spirit Week. “As we all continue to practice social distancing and self-quarantine within our own homes, the Warren County School District would like to present a ‘Virtual Spirit Week’ for all our students across the county,” Beaty Principal Shannon Yeager passed along to parents and students Monday morning. “We felt this would help provide an opportunity for our students to do something fun while working on their online and offline materials ...

Sheffield seniors participate in Senator for a Day program

Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21) is giving some students a look at what his job entails. During his annual Senator for a Day program in early March, Hutchinson invited students from the senatorial district, including most of Warren County, to Clarion University to experience some of the ...

District to distribute offline educational resources beginning Tuesday

Warren County School District will be distributing Phase One — Offline Learning Materials Packets — to all students on Tuesday. These materials will be distributed using the already-established school bus runs. School buses will be running on a two-hour delay schedule. The district expects the stops to take longer than usual, and is asking parents, students to be patient. The buses will stop at each home or bus stop on its route, and the packets will be distributed to the students or parent present at each stop. Those collecting resources are asked to exercise social ...