Shelton School Personal Item Retrieval Underway

SHELTON, CT — Elementary school students and staff removed their personal items from schools on Monday.

Acting Superintendent Dr. Beth Smith said the retrieval went smoothly, according to the Shelton Herald.

Grade 5 students at Perry Hill, SIS 7th graders and freshmen at Shelton High School picked up items on May 19.

For May 20 Perry Hill 6th graders, SIS 8th graders and Shelton High sophomores are scheduled to pick up items.

For May 21 Perry Hill will have last call for students and parents who were unable to pick up items previously; the same will apply to SIS students. Juniors and transition program students will have their first pickup at Shelton High.

May 22 will be last call for elementary school students and the first opportunity for Shelton High seniors.

May 26 will be the last call for Shelton High and transition program students to pick up items if they were previously unable to do so.

Schools are scheduled to undergo summer cleaning on June 1.

Below are the rules for the pickup process:
● Per Connecticut guidelines, any student/parent who is sick, is known or suspected to
have been exposed to COVID-19 should not report to the school at the designated time.
● Students will only be allowed to enter the building during the designated time. There will
be no exceptions.
● Per Connecticut law, every student/parent must wear a face mask/covering when
reporting to school. Face mask/covering will not be provided; students/parents must
provide their own face mask/covering. Anyone without a face mask/covering will not be
allowed to enter the building.
● Students must appropriately wear a face mask/covering from the time they enter the
building until the time they exit the building.
● Parents with proper face mask/covering will be allowed to enter the elementary schools
to assist their children in retrieving their belongings if necessary. Parents will not be
allowed into Perry Hill, SIS or SHS for any reason.
● Students are strongly encouraged to bring your own bags/boxes to carry your
belongings. Students will be allowed in the building one time so it is imperative they are
prepared to carry out all their belongings.
● Students will be entering their school’s main entrance and exiting a side entrance. The
exit doors will be communicated to students/parents when they report to the school.
● Social distancing guidelines must be adhered to at all times while on the school campus.
● A limited number of students will be allowed into the building at one time.
● While in the building a distance of six feet between people must be maintained.
● No in-person contact or physical contact of any kind will be allowed.
● Parents must report during the designated time to pick up any medications. Parents will
not be allowed in the building but will sign off for receipt of the medication at the front
door. Any medication not picked up on these designated days will be disposed of.
● No food, drink, staff appreciation gifts or items of any kind will be allowed in the
building.
● Elementary students will pick up the Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge bookmark
that will be on their desk.
● While students may see employees in the buildings, employees are there to clean out
their rooms. Students may say a quick “hello”; this is not the time for conversations and
to socialize. Employees are not being rude, they have a limited amount of time to
complete a large task.
● Any parent who needs to withdraw a child should contact your building principal.
● Any items left at school after the “last call” day will be disposed of.
● Items that belong to the district, such as books, uniforms, library books,
chromebooks, will NOT be collected at this time