HARTFORD, Conn — Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin has announced the decision to continue its in-person learning model next week following an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases within Hartford Public Schools.
Mayor Bronin is expected to hold a news conference at City Hall Monday evening to further discuss more details regarding this decision.
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Gov. Lamont says schools are safe.
"The classroom is one of the safest places you can be because you are with the same group and they are all wearing the mask," he said.
Patrice McCarthy, the Deputy Director for the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education agreed, "We have not seen instances of this virus spreading in the school environment."
But over at the Environmental Sciences Magnet School in Hartford, seven students have tested positive for coronavirus.
After closing briefly, they reopened for two days. Now they are reversing course again and made the decision to close for two weeks.
The Hartford school district overall is also contemplating going to a hybrid learning model.
"I talked to Mayor Bronin about that. He’s watching the situation," said Gov. Lamont.
Just a few communities away, Windsor Locks is doing the exact opposite. Schools there are adding more students to the classroom.
The board of education made the decision to scrap the hybrid model.
