Most Rhode Island colleges and universities have canceled spring break this year, but that doesn’t mean students aren’t traveling.
Education
Posted inArticle, Education, South Coast Bureau
‘I was afraid of the superintendent’: More stories of misconduct emerge from Fall River’s school department
Fall River’s City Council is calling for the immediate resignation of the school superintendent, who faces allegations that he sexually harassed and verbally abused school employees.
Posted inArticle, Education, South Coast Bureau
Fall River superintendent, accused of ‘bullying’ employees, told to resign immediately
Councilors are calling for the school superintendent to step down following accusations that he sexually harassed and verbally abused several of his subordinates.
Posted inArticle, Education
RI teacher unions call for statewide school closures, as COVID-19 cases rise
The National Education Association Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Federation of Teachers released the joint statement asking Governor Gina Raimondo to call for the end of in-person classes by November 23, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Cases of COVID-19 are surging in Rhode Island, with state officials reporting record numbers of daily positive cases […]
Posted inArticle, Education
Providence College will revert to online classes early, as COVID-19 cases increase
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Rhode Island, Providence College is ending in-person classes one week earlier than planned to allow students to leave campus. The college will begin online classes this coming Monday, November 16th. In an announcement to students made public Thursday, College President Reverend Kenneth Sicard said residence […]
Posted inArticle, Education
Two K-12 schools shut down temporarily due to COVID-19 cases
Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick and Stadium elementary school in Cranston ended in-person learning, after reporting cases of the virus. Bishop Hendricken, a private Catholic high school identified two cases among students according to the state health department, and will reopen on Tuesday. “We decided to transition today’s classes online in order to allow […]
Posted inArticle, Education
After 38 students test positive for COVID-19, Johnson and Wales cancels in-person classes
The decision comes just days after Providence College announced it is preparing to bring students back to class, after a two-week lockdown.
Posted inArticle, Education
Johnson and Wales University reports 31 cases of COVID-19 among students
The university, which has two campuses in Providence, reported the spike in cases Wednesday evening. The 31 students all live off-campus according to Johnson and Wales officials. The school has not said whether the spike in cases was the result of a single incident, or flouting COVID-19 policies. No students have shown more than mild […]
Posted inArticle, Education
Community College of Rhode Island will remain largely online through spring 2021
Just one month into the fall semester, the state’s public community college has already determined classes will remain largely virtual until at least the summer of 2021. Currently, about a quarter of the college’s courses are being offered in-person, or hybrid style. “There are two practical reasons for making a decision now, rather than later […]
Posted inArticle, Education
In first weeks, 20 COVID cases and more than 150 quarantined at Providence Schools
Providence public schools reopened on September 14th. In two weeks, 17 students and three staff members have tested positive for the virus across 11 buildings. As a result, 44 staff members and 134 students have been required to quarantine. According to district spokesperson Laura Hart, none of the cases appear to be related, with the […]
