Electronic Device Distribution Postponed at Pearl B. Larsen Due to COVID-19 Exposure

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TIDE VILLAGE –—The Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School will postpone laptop and MiFi distribution to parents, effective immediately, due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 exposure on the school’s Estate Peter campus.

Teachers conducting virtual classes from their classrooms will resume working from home, the Department of Education said. The campus will be thoroughly sanitized using CDC-approved products for COVID-19.

The DOE said will provide an update on when distributions will resume.

The Department of Education reminds its employees and the general public to get vaccinated, wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth, wash hands frequently, and practice social distancing

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John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.