Yonkers Public Schools Had The Had The Third Highest COVID-19 Cases In Westchester County This Fall, But The City Of Hills Had The Most Teachers Infected – By Brian Harrod

Yonkers Federation Of Teachers President Samantha Rosado-Ciriello Claims The Yonkers Public Schools Did Not Follow CDC Guidelines, But Some School Administrators Said Most Teachers Were Infected At Gatherings Outside Of The School And Brought The Virus Into The Yonkers Schools. They Also Claim That YFT Teachers Often Gathered Together For Lunch, Instead Of Eating Alone In Their Classrooms.

As Yonkers students get to return to the classroom in a week – school administrators will once again come face to face with the COVID-19 pandemic they battled in 2020.

New York, the state has been monitoring Westchester County school districts’ progress in preventing Coronavirus infections via daily data updates on how many teachers, staff members, and students have tested positive for the virus.

In the Hudson Valley, a total of 5,442 (4,546 public, 896 private/charter) positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed since Tuesday, Sept. 8. Of those cases, 3,724 were in students, with an additional 1,718 in faculty and other staff members.

The total number of cases is the third highest in the state, behind only Long Island (8,795), and New York City (8,615).

The top Five Infected School Districts In Westchester County are:

New Rochelle: 177 total cases (148 students, 29 staffers);
Ossining: 145 total cases (118 students, 27 staffers);
Yonkers: 131 total cases (52 students, 79 staffers);
Bedford: 116 total cases (85 students, 31 staffers);
Mamaroneck: 115 total cases (89 students, 26 staffers)