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At a time of fluctuating COVID rates, school staff shortages and delays in the state’s promised distribution of masks and tests in schools, CEA leaders this morning visited Blackham School in Bridgeport with Governor Ned Lamont to discuss the ongoing realities of the pandemic classroom and what speaking needs to happen so schools can stay […]

December 10, 2021

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Tags: Autism, children, concerns, Navigating, safety

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Categories: autism

Guest contribution by Emily Ansell Elfer, BA (Hons), Dip. Many children on the autism spectrum struggle with social boundaries, language, and communication, and tend to wander around. This can be very worrying given the potential dangers of the internet, busy roads, predators and much more. Teaching safety skills to children with autism is highly recommended, […]

November 28, 2021

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Tags: board, commissioners, County, discuss, education, Hanover, Meet, safety, School, week

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Categories: Special needs education

The last time the New Hanover County Board and Education Committee met at the same table was on September 3, days after a shooting in New Hanover High. (Port City Daily Photo / Williams) NEW HANNOVER COUNTY – New Hanover County’s Board of Commissioners and Board of Education held a joint meeting after the Thanksgiving […]

November 13, 2021

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Tags: board, East, education, fights, High, local, Madison, meeting, plans, safety, School, special

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Categories: Special needs education

“Misguided idea” Mike Jones, president of Madison Teachers Inc., the teachers’ union, said the district had increased the number of counselors in the district’s middle schools, but there was no noticeable increase in the number of counselors in the elementary schools or the county’s four main high schools beyond that Staff of the Restorative Justice […]

November 13, 2021

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Tags: board, East, education, fights, local, Madison, meeting, plans, safety, School, special

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Categories: Special needs education

Mike Jones, president of Madison Teachers Inc., the teachers’ union, said the district had increased the number of counselors in the district middle schools, but there had been no noticeable increases in counselors in the elementary schools or the four main high schools in the district beyond Restorative Justice Security Assistants who replaced the SROs. […]

The student told police that he pulled his face mask under his nose because he was having difficulty breathing. The teacher told him to pull it up first, the student said, she wrapped duct tape around his head about five times. The police report notes that during the interview with the student, his parents “began […]

Bowen said money will play for things like tutoring, afternoon programs, Chromebook replacements and repairs, HVAC improvements, and increased cleaning. While enrollment is canceled, the emergency funds can be used to offset the loss of government pay-as-you-go funding. Government funding for public schools is based on enrollment, and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Longview’s enrollment […]