October 30, 2020
Dear day student parents and guardians,
I write today to continue communicating openly with you as COVID-19 cases rise in Massachusetts and our surrounding towns. According to recent data, Ashburnham is now coded as yellow with a 7.96% positivity rate; reaching 8% positivity would change the color to red. Nearby towns have seen similar increases.
As we enter the last three weeks of the semester, I urge you to continue to monitor your children's activities when they are not in school—minimizing gatherings, not attending youth sports, and avoiding other potential exposures. Students should conduct symptom screens before coming to campus as usual, whether on an academic day or the weekend for an activity. And with this weekend being Halloween, please be sure your children follow all protocols outlined in Cushing's Penguin Promise.
While I am not at this time deciding to ask all off-campus day students to participate remotely, this remains a possibility, even at a moment's notice, if case numbers continue to rise. We have shared information about becoming a boarder, and you can still reach out to Catherine Pollock at cpollock@cushing.org or 978-827-7300 with any questions or concerns regarding this process.
I am grateful to our entire community for their patience and compliance throughout this semester—just three weeks to go, and we hope to remain healthy!
