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Syosset superintendent outlines staffing strains as state cuts quarantine to five days; district distributed 4,600 rapid tests
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Rogers told the Syosset Central School District board the state reduced quarantine and isolation from 10 days to five, and the district distributed over 4,600 rapid tests while scrambling to cover staff shortages and operationalize new guidance.
Dr. Timothy Rogers, Syosset Central School District superintendent, told the Board of Education the state released new guidance just before the meeting reducing quarantine and isolation periods from 10 days to five, and the district was awaiting implementation details from state authorities. He said the change “may be a dramatic turning point” for how the district supports students who are exposed or sick.
Rogers described current operational strains: high community case counts, fewer available substitute staff and bus drivers, and a surge of students in quarantine after New Year’s that left the district “spread thin” covering…
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