New York City Public Schools Will Remain Closed For Rest Of Academic Year

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Saturday (April 11) that all New York City schools will remain closed through the end of the academic year. Mayor de Blasio has previously spoken of trying to avoid this situation, however, the conditions in New York won't allow for students to be able to return to school safely for the foreseeable future. New York City schools have been shuttered for just under a month with closures beginning on March 16.

“After very careful consideration, I announce that New York City public schools will remain closed for the remainder of this school year,” De Blasio said in his statement. “Keeping the New York City schools closed is a way to contribute to beating back the coronavirus.”

Mayor de Blasio's statement on Saturday echoed his original remarks when he first closed the schools back in March, calling the move a "painful " decision. “It’s not an easy decision… but it is the right decision, and it’s a decision made a littler clearer by the fact that the distance learning is working.”

New York City is not alone in deciding to keep schools closed until the end of the academic year. Multiple states and local school districts across the United States have already announced that their public schools will not reopen during this academic year. Over the past few days, the governors of California, Pennsylvania and Washington have also announced schools across their states would not reopen until, at least, the next school year begins in September.

Remote, online learning will continue in New York City until the end of the academic year, as well. Beyond closing the schools for the remainder of the school year, not much else is known about how and when schools will reopen, as well as how long the shutdown will last.

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