Relocation Plan Released For Central Middle School Students

GREENWICH, CT — Following the closure of Central Middle School last Friday because of safety concerns with the building, the Greenwich Public Schools District has released a relocation plan for students for the week of Feb. 7-11.

The district said it remains optimistic that engineers’ solutions and safety precautions will allow the town of Greenwich Division of Building Inspection to provide a safety clearance for everyone to return to the building following winter recess on Feb. 22.

Beginning Monday, sixth grade students will move to Cos Cob School, seventh grade will go to Eastern Middle School and eighth grade students will go to Greenwich High School.

All three grades will have a two-hour delay Monday to allow teachers and staff to settle into their temporary spaces that include classrooms, cafeterias, gymnasiums and auditoriums.

Dismissal time will remain the same, except for eighth grade students who will dismiss at 2:15 p.m. the entire week to avoid the high school’s typical traffic patterns later in the afternoon. Food services for all students will remain uninterrupted.

"While the engineering firm that we have hired continues to work diligently on temporary immediate implementations to allow a safe return back into Central Middle School, we have been working with all of our District administration to ensure your children have a minimal disruption in their education this week," Superintendent of Schools Dr. Toni Jones said in an email to families on Saturday night.

Jones said families have asked about remote learning, but the state of Connecticut has remained firm that remote learning is not an option except for health-related quarantine situations.

Jones added that her administration is working with the transportation department and bus company to make sure pickup and drop-off times aren't impacted. More details on transportation are expected to be released Sunday evening, Jones said.