Tarrytown Schools Switch To All-Remote Learning Friday

TARRYTOWN, NY — Because portions of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow have been declared a micro-cluster yellow zone, school officials in the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns decided to have all students in the district switch to all-remote learning.

That will begin Friday, school officials said, to allow time to talk with the village, the county and the state, according to a posting on the district's website by Superintendent Christopher Borsari.

He said he will write to the community by Saturday afternoon to provide an update based on information the district gets from Westchester County and the state health department.

"In the meantime, it is critically important that we take this designation, and the growing infection rate it represents, seriously if we are to reopen our schools and keep our community safe," Borsari said.

He urges everyone to do their part by avoiding large gatherings and wear masks, wash hands or use sanitizer and practice social distancing.

Five communities, including New Rochelle, Ossining, Yonkers and Peekskill, along with Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow, were designated micro-cluster zones Thursday because of new coronavirus infections.

They are all yellow zones, meaning schools can remain open, but 20 percent of the weekly in-class student and teacher population must be tested for the virus.

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Other yellow zone restrictions include:

• Indoor and outdoor dining is permitted, but there is a four-person maximum per table; bars and restaurants must still close at 10 p.m.; and late-night takeout is permitted.
• Schools can remain open, however 20 percent of the weekly in-student and teacher population must be tested.
• In-home private gatherings are limited to 10 people.
• All other nonessential gatherings are limited to 25 people, whether indoors or outdoors.
• Capacity at houses of worship is limited to 50 percent.

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