Winman Opens, Bonang Retires
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Warwick Veterans Middle School, 2401 W Shore Rd, Warwick, RI, is the venue for the Warwick School Committee meetings.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Warwick-Veterans-Middle-School-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — Winman Middle School reopened Sept. 6 after a $162,000 fire code upgrade addressing multiple “fire protection code issues” throughout the building. Last month, Stephen Gothberg, Director of […]
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![[CREDIT: CDC] An image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. A recent surge is waning, but remains above the threshold set for safe in-school attendance in 2020, and a new benchmark recommended by a health expert.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/COVID-19-140x140.jpg)
School Mask Update Due, COVID Rate Tops 8%
PROVIDENCE, RI— Gov. Dan McKee promises an update on RI’s school mask mandate as Connecticut prepares to drop its own, though the percent positivity rate, 8.4 percent excceds the 5 […]
![[Joe Siegel] The Warwick School Committee delayed in-person schooling till Jan. 4 as COVID-19 cases spike in the state and mount within schools.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Warwck-School-Committee-Dec.-1-2020-140x140.jpg)
Warwick Delays In-Person Schooling Till Jan. 4
“We’ve had an incident of that going on where someone sent their child to school and now two people are very sick from it. It’s nerve-wracking for everybody.” — Judith […]
![[CREDIT: RIDOH] A graph of COVID-19 infection sources shows that while schools are not the biggest driving factor in a recent spike of cases, infections are occurring in schools.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RI-COVID-19-spike-graph-140x140.png)
RI In on the Action as U.S. COVID-19 Cases Spike
PROVIDENCE, RI – National COVID-19 cases are on the rise, including in Rhode Island, where the Department of Health reports cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been rising the last few […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The RI State House. RIDOH warns COVID-19 masks are a must as spread is likely outside the home. Gov. Raimondo also announced new small business aid through a $10M loan program with Goldman Sachs.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RI-State-House-3-140x140.jpg)
Raimondo: In-Person Classes Return Aug. 31
PROVIDENCE — On Wednesday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced all school districts are aiming to return to in-person classes Aug. 31, using a statewide 2020-2021 calendar for all public school […]
![[CREDIT: File Photo] Warwick Veterans Jr. High School at 2401 W Shore Road.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Warwick-Veterans-School-140x140.jpg)
School Committee OKs Phone Use Penalties, Hostile Work Environment Investigation Report
WARWICK, RI – The Warwick School Committee met Thursday, approving student penalties for failing to keep phones turned off and out of sight, agreeing to separately schedule professional development and […]
Warwick Teachers Picket City Hall, Call for Contract Resolution
On Sept. 5, Warwick Teachers Union (WTU) membership met and voted to reject the Warwick School Committee’s Aug. 23 “final offer,” then rallied about 600 teachers for another picket of City Hall Sept. 7.
Warwick Schools Bus Routes for 2017 School Year
With just five days left till the Warwick school year starts for grades K-7 & 9 Tuesday, with grades 8, 10, 11, and 12 starting Sept. 6, this year’s new 2017 bus routes have been made available online by the Warwick School Department.
Warwick Teachers Union, School Department Differ on Contract Impasse Points
WARWICK, RI — A new contract between the Warwick Teachers Union and Warwick School Department, overdue since 2015, remains in the aspirational realm after the union rejected the district’s latest […]
Parents Picket City Hall Seeking School Leadership’s Focus on Education Basics
WARWICK, RI — About 50 parents, students, and teachers mustered their resolve and their umbrellas Monday afternoon to demand Warwick Schools put teachers, students, and the learning environment first.
Warwick Schools Post Bus Routes for 2016 School Year
With just five days left till the Warwick school year starts for grades K-7 & 9 Aug. 31, then all grades Sept. 1, this year’s new 2016 bus routes have been made available online by the Warwick School Department.
WACTC Duo Win Ocean State Automotive Technology Competition
Warwick Area Career Technical Center (WACTC) students Joel Cullen and Shelby Lavoie have won this year’s Ocean State Automotive Technology Competition, scoring full one-year tuition scholarships to New England Tech, and a set of Snap-on tools.
