New York City Will End Remote Learning in the Fall

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/05/24/world/covid-vaccine-coronavirus-mask

May 24, 2021, 12:04 p.m. ET
New York City Will End Remote Learning in the Fall
Mayor Bill de Blasio said that all students would resume in-person classes in the new academic year, a major step toward fully reopening the largest school system in the U.S.

New York City will no longer have a remote schooling option come fall, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday, in a major step toward fully reopening the nation’s largest school system.

This school year, most of the city’s roughly one million students — about 600,000 of them — stayed at home for classes. When the new school year starts on Sept. 13, all students and staff will be back in school buildings full-time, Mr. de Blasio said.

“This is going to be crucial for families,” Mr. de Blasio said at a news conference. “So many parents are relieved, I know.”

New York is one of the first big U.S. cities to remove the option of remote learning altogether for the coming school year. But widespread predictions that online classes would be a fixture for school districts may have been premature. Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey announced last week that the state would no longer have remote classes come fall, after similar announcements by leaders in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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[Johnny2X2X]

1. Vaccines for children coming soon

They delivered them for 12-17 year olds sooner than expected, I'm thinking that 2-11 year olds is coming later in the Summer before school starts.

This seems prudent regardless, NY is at 54.0% with 1 dose and 45.0% fully vaccinated. Herd immunity is on the way.