![Due to declining COVID rates in Westport schools, Superintendent Thomas Scarice has made a recommendation to the Westport Board of Education to make mask wearing optional for students after Feb. 28.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-16-at-9.54.11-AM.png)
Superintendent recommends end to Westport Public Schools mask mandate
Natalie Bandura ’22, Editor-in-Chief
• February 16, 2022
![Governor Lamont’s “Screen and Stay” initiative provides an opportunity for unvaccinated students and staff to remain in school when contact-traced. Certain criteria must be met for contact-traced unvaccinated persons to continue attending school under these rules.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-06-at-1.31.56-PM.png)
Lamont announces optional statewide contact-tracing initiative for schools
Natalie Bandura ’22, Editor-in-Chief
• November 6, 2021
![Republicans Jennifer Tooker and Andrea Moore won as First and Second Selectwomen in Westport’s Nov. 2 election, beating out the Democratic incumbents. Seven Democrats and 11 Republicans won elected positions.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-04-at-8.45.49-PM.png)
Republican candidates secure victory as Westport’s First and Second Selectwomen
Natalie Bandura ’22, Editor-in-Chief
• November 4, 2021
![Staples administrators announced that a Homecoming Dance for seniors will take place on Oct. 23, following a majority of survey responses in favor of the dance.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-17-at-5.57.28-PM.png)
Administration announces senior Homecoming Dance
Natalie Bandura ’22, Editor-in-Chief
• September 17, 2021
![The Connecticut Ridicule Law is intended to restrict hate speech in the form of advertisements. However, during the last 40 times the law has been filed, it has not been in the context of advertisements.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-26-at-4.05.11-PM-739x900.png)
Connecticut ridicule law violates freedom of speech, local control of education
Natalie Bandura '22, Editor-in-Chief
• May 26, 2021
![With the impending change to full in-person learning district-wide, schools at all levels are going about the process differently.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-22-at-10.12.33-AM.png)
Westport schools set to shift to full in-person model despite teacher, student concerns
Natalie Bandura ’22, News Editor
• January 22, 2021
![APO attendance code grants students unprecedented freedom](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-18-at-12.00.12-PM.png)
APO attendance code grants students unprecedented freedom
Rachel Suggs '21 and Natalie Bandura '22, Web Managing Editor and Paper News Editor
• December 18, 2020
![With Westport now classified as an orange town, capacity will revert back to Phase 2.1 regulations as opposed to Phase 3.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/N8T6PkJD7_oWlHo6WFNAH1PNwKtcOhF_ZDuLl7dpoQDKtRBPldcnNJMnHondVrLSJNwkb-KhUCE9P3vFyrJX71AYE1n90UB3pb_5hIhYnsGC0KhEOnEjsW04s_s9fAgOeqpVLOmS-360x900.png)
Westport under COVID-19 “orange alert,” returns to Phase 2.1
Natalie Bandura, News Editor
• November 10, 2020
![With the new Connecticut Phase Three plan in place, Arezzo restaurant-goers are now free to eat outside with no maximum capacity and inside up to 75% capacity.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-23-at-3.35.19-PM-900x673.png)
Phase 3 of reopenings launched as COVID-19 rates increase among youth
Natalie Bandura '22, News Editor
• October 23, 2020
One-way hallways perplex and disorient students and staff
Natalie Bandura ‘22
• October 13, 2020
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