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Power Outage Cancels First Day Of School In Ridgefield
Ridgefield public schools will reopen on Friday, instead of Thursday, as a result of a power outage.
RIDGEFIELD, CT — The public schools will reopen on Friday, instead of Thursday, as a result of a power outage.
The announcement came Wednesday afternoon in a letter from Superintendent Susie Da Silva,
Power was lost across five schools on Wednesday morning, the letter said, but when it was restored, some of the schools still lacked phone and/or internet service.
"Needed time was lost for training, planning, and technology use," Da Silva wrote. "Many schools are running orientations this afternoon, limiting the ability to catch up from time lost this morning."
"As a result of these circumstances, school (in-person and virtual) will be canceled tomorrow.
"Given that tomorrow is a canceled day, K-8 will begin Friday with the existing calendar, with Cohort B attending in person and Cohort A engaging virtually with asynchronous activities at home. Monday, Cohort A will attend in person, and Cohort B will engage virtually with asynchronous activities at home. Preschool will still begin on September 3. Full-day kindergarten will continue to begin on September 8.
"RHS will send a follow-up communication to specify details related to 9th grade orientation and the initial days of school.
"To be clear, your child's cohort calendar (PK-12) will not change as a result of this cancellation.
"This cancellation will require a discussion at a future Board of Education meeting, as this change will impact the 2020-2021 school calendar.
"We apologize for the inconvenience."
