Nov. 3-16 COVID-19 cases

  • Posted November 17, 2022
City School District of Albany

The City School District of Albany was notified of 23 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from Nov. 3-16.

One case is associated with the district’s administrative offices at Academy Park, and the person was last in the building Nov. 10.

Four cases are associated with Albany High School.

  • One case involves 12th grade, and the person was last in school Nov. 8.
  • One case involves ninth grade, and the person was last in school Nov. 4.
  • Two cases involve people last in school Nov. 2. One involves a person not associated with a grade, and the other involves 11th grade.

One case is associated with kindergarten at Albany School of Humanities (ASH), and the person was last in school Nov. 2.

One case is associated with first grade at Arbor Hill Elementary School, and the person was last in school Nov. 14.

One case is associated with Edmund O’Neal School of Excellence. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in school Nov. 8.

Two cases are associated with Eagle Point Elementary School, and both people were last in school Nov. 4. One is not associated with a grade, and the other is associated with second grade.

One case is associated with second grade at Montessori Magnet School, and the person was last in school Nov. 3.

One case is associated with fifth grade at Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy, and the person was last in school Nov. 9.

Three cases are associated with Pine Hills Elementary School.

  • Two cases involve fourth grade. One person was last in school Nov. 15 and the other Nov. 2.
  • One case involves fifth grade, and the person was last in school Nov. 3.

One case is associated with Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. The person is not associated with a grade and was last in school Nov. 14.

The last four cases are associated with William S. Hackett Middle School. None are associated with a grade. One was last in school Nov. 15, one Nov. 8, one Nov. 3 and one Nov. 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.