May 5-6 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted May 6, 2022
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified Thursday and Friday of 39 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Each person is quarantining at home.

Fifteen of these cases involve Albany High School:

  • Three cases are associated with ninth grade. One individual was last in the building May 2, one on April 29 and one on April 28.
  • Three cases are associated with 10th grade. Two individuals were last in the building May 2, and one on April 29.
  • One case is associated with 11th grade. This individual was last in the building May 2.
  • Three cases are associated with 12th grade. Two of these individuals were last in the building April 29, and one on April 22.
  • In three other cases, the individuals were last in the building May 5. 
  • In another case, the individual was last in the building May 4.
  • The final case is associated with Abrookin Career and Technical Center. This individual was last in the building May 5.

Five cases involve New Scotland Elementary School:

  • In one case associated with third grade, the individual was last in the building May 4.
  • Three cases are associated with fifth grade. Two of these individuals were last in the building May 5, and the other on May 4.
  • In the final case involving New Scotland, the individual was last in the building May 5.

Five cases involve Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School:

  • Two cases are associated with seventh grade. Both individuals were last in the building May 2.
  • Two cases are associated with eighth grade. One of these individuals was last in the building May 4, and one on April 29.
  • In the fifth case, the individual was last in the building May 5.

Five cases involve William S. Hackett Middle School:

  • Four cases are associated with seventh grade. One of these individuals was last in the building May 5, one on May 3 and two on May 2.
  • The fifth case at Hackett is associated with eighth grade. This individual was last in the building April 29.

Three cases involve North Albany Middle School:

  • Two cases are associated with sixth grade. Both of these individuals were last in the building April 29.
  • One case is associated with seventh grade. This individual also was last in the building April 29.

Two cases involve Sheridan Preparatory Academy. Both individuals were last in the building May 4.

One case is associated with prekindergarten at Albany School of Humanities (ASH). This individual was last in the building May 4.

One case is associated with fourth grade at Delaware Community School. This individual was last in the building May 2.

One case is associated with prekindergarten at Montessori Magnet School. This individual was last in the building May 2.

The final case is associated with ninth grade at Tony Clement Center for Education. This individual was last in the building April 29.

Please be reminded that schools no longer are required to quarantine individuals who in the past have been identified as contacts of a person who tests positive. We will now identify anyone within a 6-foot radius of a positive individual as having been exposed and provide notification to that individual or, in the case of a student, their parent or guardian. We will continue to report positive cases.

Health and safety procedures continue at all district buildings and on buses, including cleaning and sanitizing. We also would like to remind everyone of steps you can take to help be safe:

1.      While masks are now optional in all school buildings in New York and, in our school district, on First Student buses that transport students, the state continues to require masks for everyone riding public transportation, which includes CDTA buses that serve our schools. The district will respect the personal decision of all individuals and families regarding wearing masks in those settings where they are now optional. 

2.      Wash hands with soap and water frequently when out of your home. If you cannot use soap and water, use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

3.      Don’t touch the eyes, nose or mouth unless your hands are clean.

4.      DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY ARE SICK OR HAVE SYMPTOMS:  

  • Signs of COVID-19 are fever, fatigue/tiredness, muscle/body aches or pains, congestion, cough, runny nose, shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, nausea/vomiting or diarrhea, headache, loss of taste or smell, rash, feeling sick or unwell in any way. 
  • Please notify your school nurse if you are keeping your child home from school with symptoms; you can find that contact information on your school’s page at www.albanyschools.org.

5.      We continue to encourage everyone 5 and older who is able and eligible to get vaccinated.