STRATFORD — The term “Catholic school” doesn’t usually conjure up an amusement park ride in the popular imagination.
Welcome to education in a time of pandemic.
“We most likely will be riding a roller coaster as new variants of the COVID-19 virus come and go,” Diocese of Bridgeport Superintendent Steven Cheeseman wrote in a letter to parents of parochial school students last week. “We must carefully monitor these trends and respond appropriately to the resulting ebb and flow created by these variant cycles.”
In the letter, Cheeseman offered a series of recommended guidelines for Catholic schools in the area — noting that they may need to be revised based on trends or state public health mandates — calling for children to wear masks when social distancing isn’t possible, but saying masks could be optional outside or when students are at desks and “spaced appropriately.”
The superintendent’s letter referred to an earlier message to parents that “indicated our desire to return to a near normal school year which included being mask optional.”
Catholic schools saw an influx of students last year after returning to in-person learning five days a week with fewer disruptions from quarantines and eschewing the hybrid model of public school systems. With a few weeks to go before school resumes, slots are once again filling up quickly, according to Meg Merwin, director of admissions, marketing and development at St. James in Stratford.
The school also recently filled its most important opening - principal - with Chris Robertson replacing Jack Lynch, who retired over the summer.
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from News https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/A-place-where-people-are-kind-16380717.php
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