The Newtown School District has delayed the return of upper grades to a full schedule until after Thanksgiving due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. 

In a letter to parents, Superintendent Lorrie Rodrigue said the Monday date for students in grades 7 through 12 to return to class full-time would be delayed until the end of the month.  Upper grades will remain on a hybrid schedule.  Kindergarten through 6th grade, who began attending class full-time in the beginning of the month, are not impacted by the delay because it's easier to contain them in groups. 

Meanwhile, a suspected case of coronavirus has been detected in a Ridgefield elementary school.  A potential case at Branchville Elementary School was identified yesterday.  Some students were sent home as a precaution, but due to cohorting it wasn't necessary to close the school.