Families who aren’t comfortable having their children return to school can choose to stay remote.
New York City students will return to school in the fall with a «blended learning» model, the mayor announced Wednesday. CBS New York reports Mayor Bill de Blasio said most students will attend in-person classes two or three days a week, depending on the week, and learn online the other days.
He said face coverings and social distancing will be required, along with hand washing stations and new cleaning protocols.
Families who aren’t comfortable having their children return to school can choose to stay remote. They will be given the chance to opt back in on a quarterly basis.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said later Wednesday at a press conference that the state’s 700 public school districts will submit individual reopening plans by the end of July. Those plans will then be reviewed by the state during the first week of August, and either accepted or denied.
