Sept. 8-14 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted September 15, 2022
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified of 54 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Sept. 8-14.

Ten cases are associated with Albany High School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Sept. 13.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Sept. 12. One case involves 12th grade and the other involves a person not associated with a grade.
  • Five cases involve people who were last in school Sept. 9. One case involves ninth grade, one involves 10th grade, one involves 11th grade, one involves 12th grade and one involves a person not associated with a grade. 
  • One case involves 12th grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 7.
  • One case involves 11th grade, and the person was last in school in June.

Eight cases are associated with Albany School of Humanities.

  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 13.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Sept. 12. One is not associated with a grade and the other is associated with second grade.
  • One case involves second grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 9.
  • Three other cases involve second grade, and all were last in school Sept. 8.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Sept. 6.

Four cases are associated with Arbor Hill Elementary School.

  • One case involves third grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 13. 
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Sept. 10.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Sept. 8. One is not associated with a grade and the other is associated with third grade.

Three cases are associated with Delaware Community School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Sept. 7.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Sept. 6. One involves first grade and one involves fourth grade.

Two cases are associated with Giffen Memorial Elementary School. Neither person is associated with a grade. One was last in school Sept. 13 and the other Sept. 9.

Two cases involve Montessori Magnet School. One is associated with fifth grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 6. The other is associated with third grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 1.

Six cases involve New Scotland Elementary School.

  • One involves first grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 12.
  • Three cases involve people who were last in school Sept. 9. One case is associated with kindergarten, one with third grade and one with fourth grade.
  • Two cases involve first grade, and both people were last in school Sept. 8.

One case involves sixth grade at North Albany Middle School, and the person was last in school Sept. 7.

One case involves fifth grade at Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy, and the person was last in school Sept. 9.

One case involves Pine Hills Elementary School. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in school Sept. 12.

Two cases involve fourth grade at Sheridan Preparatory Academy. One person was last in school Sept. 9 and the other Sept. 7.

Seven cases involve Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School.

  • One case involves eighth grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 13.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Sept. 12. One involves seventh grade and the other involves eighth grade.
  • Four cases involve people who were last in school Sept. 9. Two involve seventh grade, one involves sixth grade and one involves a person not associated with a grade.

Two cases involve Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology. One involves fifth grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 12. The other involves kindergarten, and the person was last in school Sept. 9.

Two cases involve Tony Clement Center for Education. One involves seventh grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 9. The other involves 10th grade, and the person was last in school Sept. 8.

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

  • Two cases involve eighth grade. One person was last in school Sept. 8 and the other Sept. 9.
  • One person is not associated with a grade and was last in school Sept. 9.

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.