NO SCHOOL MONDAY: Veterans Day
The City School District of Albany was notified of 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and Thursday. Each person is quarantining at home.
Two cases involve Albany High School. One person is associated with Abrookin Career and Technical Center and was last in school May 31. The other person is associated with 10th grade and was last in school May 26.
One case involves Arbor Hill Elementary School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school May 31.
One case involves Delaware Community School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school May 26.
One case involves Eagle Point Elementary School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school May 31.
One case involves first grade at Giffen Memorial Elementary School, and the person was last in school May 31.
Two cases involve New Scotland Elementary School. One case involves third grade, and the person was last in school June 2. The other case involves second grade, and the person was last in school May 26.
One case involves third grade at Pine Hills Elementary School, and the person was last in school May 31.
One case involves Sheridan Preparatory Academy. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school June 1.
One case involves Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school May 31.
The final case involves Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST). The person is not associated with a particular grade and was last in school May 31.
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 .
5. We continue to encourage everyone 5 and older who is able and eligible to get vaccinated.
- The Albany County Health Department offers frequent opportunities for free COVID-19 vaccinations in a variety of locations. You can learn more at
- Crossgates Mall is one of 10 vaccination sites statewide for children 5-11. You can get an appointment at
- To find additional locations near you, visit vaccines.gov or call 800-232-0233.
