With Thanksgiving fast approaching, some of our boarding students have requested permission to depart campus and spend this holiday weekend at home. I am writing to you today to inform you of an important decision that will affect those families, and others who are thinking of returning home for the holiday.
As a part of our continued effort to keep our community healthy and the campus virus-free, the School has decided to suspend our boarding students' ability to depart and then return to campus for the remainder of the first semester. This includes the Thanksgiving Long Weekend.
This means that if a family elects to have their Storm King boarding student come home for the holiday (or for any other reason), we are requiring that the student remain at home for the duration of the semester. This decision is based on trends showing increased rates of COVID-19 infection and numbers of cases in our region and statewide.
I would also like to share some good news. After considerable testing early this week, we are pleased to report that 100% of those boarding students tested are negative for COVID-19. With your help, we continue to be committed to doing all we can to keep it that way until the end of Semester 1.
We apologize for any inconvenience this decision may cause for some of our families. Please reach out to me with any questions regarding this updated policy.
