Sept. 1-7 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted September 7, 2022
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified of 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Sept. 1-7.

Two cases are associated with Albany High School. Both people were last in their buildings on Sept. 2.

  • One case involves ninth grade at Albany High.
  • The other case is not associated with a particular grade and involves Albany High’s Abrookin Career and Technical Center.

One case involves second grade at Albany School of Humanities, and the person was last in school in June.

One case involves Delaware Community School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Aug. 31.

One case involves Edmund J. O’Neal School of Excellence. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Sept. 6.

One case involves Giffen Memorial Elementary School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Sept. 6.

One case involves Harriet Gibbons Student Services Center. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in the building Sept. 6.

Two cases involve New Scotland Elementary School, and both people were last in school Sept. 6. One case is associated with kindergarten and the other with fifth grade.

One case involves North Albany Middle School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Aug. 31.

One case involves Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Sept. 6.

One case involves sixth grade at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, and the person was last in school Sept. 6.

The last four cases involve William S. Hackett Middle School. 

  • Two cases involve eighth grade, and both people were last in school Sept. 2.
  • One person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school Sept. 2.
  • One person is associated with sixth grade and was last in school Sept. 1.

Please be reminded that schools no longer are required to quarantine individuals who in the past were identified as contacts of a person who tests positive. We 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. Masks are optional in all school buildings in New York and, in our school district, on First Student buses and CDTA buses that transport students. (See Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Sept. 7 announcement that masking will now be optional in multiple settings where they were previously required, including on public transportation.) The district will respect the personal decision of all individuals and families regarding wearing masks in settings where they are 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 web page.

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