NYC Mayor Eric Adams says schools will stay open
New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted that schools will stay open for in-person leaning despite the rapidly rising number of COVID cases.
“We’re really excited about the opening of our schools,” he said during a speech outside Concourse Village Elementary School in the Bronx on Monday. “We want to be extremely clear: the safest place for our children is a school building.”
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As part of a plan to curb rates of infection, 1.5 million rapid at-home test kits are being being distributed to schools.
Students and adults who exhibit symptoms or have been exposed to a positive case will be required to have two negative tests over the course of five days before they can return to classes.
On Sunday, Adams told ABC's "This Week" that parents should "fear not sending [kids] back" to school after the winter break.
Meanwhile, several other school districts across the country, including Atlanta, Cleveland, Newark and Milwaukee, have opted for virtual learning for at least the first week of the new semester.