“What’s really sad is that we’ve got a lot of other towns right around us that are playing hockey,” said resident Steve Sullivan.
Five students and two staff members tested positive, which is the highest two-day total in a school, Superintendent Doherty said.
Fifty-four students and four staff members are quarantining after being identified through contact tracing, Superintendent Doherty said.
Dozens of high schoolers are quarantining after being identified as close contacts of four of the students, who were remote last week.
Nineteen students and five staff members are quarantining after being identified through contact tracing. Another class has to go remote.
RPS reported four more cases among students, one of whom was in person last week, and one additional case among staff.
One in-person student at Parker Middle School and a staff member at Birch Meadow recently tested positive for COVID-19.
The district felt that introducing more adults into the school could impact community spread, which is on the rise in Reading.
The district said two high schoolers and one middle school student, all of whom were remote for several days, tested positive for COVID-19.
Four students who have been remote this week and one student who attended in-person classes have tested positive for the virus.
Two in-person students and one employee recently tested positive for the virus. A third student who tested positive has been remote.
Superintendent John Doherty said some students are not taking precautions like wearing masks and social distancing outside school.
Superintendent John Doherty said the students were not in school last week under the phased-in hybrid plan.
High schoolers will return to school this month, but the learning model will deviate from the district's original plan.
Five grade levels are expected to start hybrid learning after the long weekend.
Superintendent John Doherty said a person entered Zoom classroom sessions and subjected the teacher and students of color to verbal attacks.
The district expects to move grades 6, 7 and 8 to a hybrid learning model by mid-October.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation this week announced semifinalists for 2021 scholarships, including hundreds in Massachusetts.
See how Reading compared to other high schools in Greater Boston.
The majority of students will start remotely, and the School Committee on Thursday will consider a new plan to phase in hybrid learning.
Superintendent John Doherty said the district is making some edits to its phased-in hybrid plan after receiving feedback from families.
The School Committee voted Thursday to adopt a hybrid approach that will have students learn remotely until their cohort is phased in.
The new WalletHub ranking compares per-student spending to average household income. Towns with high income tended to be less equitable.
"Rockets represent achievement despite overwhelming odds, as a rocket must overcome the force of gravity in order to fly."
Back-to-school plans are taking shape in Reading.
The town will honor the RMHS Class of 2020 with a Spirit Parade this weekend.
They might not have a traditional graduation ceremony this year, but they've worked hard to get to this point. Here's to the class of 2020!
The district has announced the cancellation and postponement of several events and class trips over the next month.
Heather Drive resident Marianne Downing shares why she is voting for Carla Nazzaro on Tuesday.
But the school district would also be required to increase local aid by 1.4 percent under the state's new education funding bill.
A family struggled for years to find relief for their son in Reading, even after he transferred out of the public school system.
Authorities are investigating a fire set inside Reading Memorial High School Dec. 6.
It's the first snow day of the season for Reading students.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and Patch is taking a look at the impact of bullying in Reading.
Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education (DESE) released results Tuesday for last spring’s state assessments.
Rockets opener vs. L-S features debut of new quarterback, new coach, and salute to Nelson Burbank.
Doherty has been on a Family Medical Leave since June.
School Committee chair updates parents on status of Superintendent John Doherty
First meeting of new school year includes summer wrap-up, look ahead to busy year.
Reading's 2019-20 school year gets underway Aug. 28.