Oct. 6-19 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted October 19, 2022
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified of 38 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Oct. 6-19.

Eight cases are associated with Albany High School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade at Abrookin Career and Technical Center who was last in school Oct. 18.
  • Three cases involve people last in school Oct. 14. One is not associated with a grade, one is associated with 11th grade and one case is associated with 10th grade.
  • Three cases involve people last in school Oct. 7. One is not associated with a grade, one is associated with 11th grade and one is associated with ninth grade.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Oct. 6.

One case is associated with second grade at Albany School of Humanities (ASH), and the person was last in school Oct. 14.

Five cases are associated with Arbor Hill Elementary School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Oct. 12.
  • Three cases involve fifth grade. One person was last in school Oct. 14, one Oct. 7 and one Oct. 4.
  • One case involves kindergarten, and the person was last in school Sept. 28.

One case is associated with Delaware Community School. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in school Oct. 17.

Two cases are associated with Giffen Memorial Elementary School. The people are not associated with a grade. One was last in school Oct. 7 and the other Oct. 4.

One case is associated with Harriet Gibbons Student Services Center. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in the building Oct. 12.

Five cases are associated with Montessori Magnet School.

  • One case involves fifth grade, and the person was last in school Oct. 18.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Oct. 16.
  • Two cases involve people who were last in school Oct. 14. One is associated with kindergarten and the other with fifth grade.
  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Oct. 4.

Three cases are associated with North Albany Middle School.

  • One case involves a person not associated with a grade who was last in school Oct. 14.
  • Two cases involve sixth grade, and both people were last in school Oct. 7.

One case is associated with fifth grade at Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy, and the person was last in school Oct. 7.

Two cases are associated with Pine Hills Elementary School. One case involves fourth grade, and the person was last in school Oct. 14. The other involves second grade, and the person was last in school Oct. 13.

One case is associated with seventh grade at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, and the person was last in school Oct. 13.

One case is associated with ninth grade at Tony Clement Center for Education, and the person was last in school Sept. 6.

Seven cases are associated with William S. Hackett Middle School.

  • Two cases involve people not associated with a grade. One was who was last in school Oct. 7 and other Oct. 4.
  • Four cases involve people in eighth grade. One was last in school Oct. 11, Oct. 7, one Oct. 4 and one Sept. 28.
  • One case involves seventh grade, and the person was last in school Oct. 3.

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.