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Coronavirus in NY: NYC schools will close
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New York City's schools will close Monday and remain shut till at least April 20 — and possibly the rest of the school year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.
"To say the least, this is a very troubling moment, a moment where I am just distraught at having to take this action," said de Blasio, who had been facing a coup from parents and teachers over his refusal to close the schools amid the coronavirus.
"But I became convinced over the course of today that there was no other choice," de Blasio said — adding that New York City is now up to five dead and 329 confirmed cases of the virus.
"We may have to go out" for the rest of the school year, "we may not have the opportunity to re-open them," he warned.
The mayor said remote learning for students would begin March 23, with teachers undergoing "battlefield training." The mayor added that over the next five days, schools would be open for "grab-and-go meals" for needy students, but that would only last this next week.
"It is quite clear that this crisis is growing intensely," de Blasio said.
Of the schools closing, he added, "This is a decision I have taken with no joy." He said the decision was "something not in a million years I could have imagined" having to do.
In the morning, the mayor had been still stubbornly repeating his opposition to the move, insisting he was "very reticent" to shut down the largest school system in the country because of such things as leaving healthcare and emergency-services workers scrambling for childcare.
De Blasio's about-face came soon after The Post published an online editorial Sunday urging him to "close the schools!" — reflecting increasingly harsh criticism over de Blasio's failure to do what scores of other districts around the metro area, state and country have done to contain the deadly and particularly contagious coronavirus.
The city teachers union had vowed to file a complaint with the state Department of Labor on Monday arguing that the schools were "unsafe" to be in, while Queens Borough President Sharon Lee urged parents to keep their kids home from school even before de Blasio finally made his announcement.
The move came after Gov. Cuomo appeared to reverse course on the issue, too.
"Bureaucracies do not adjust quickly, but sometimes they have to, and this is one of those times that they have to, and I want them to sit down, figure it out," the governor told reporters earlier in the afternoon.
He later added on 1010 WINS radio that "all schools down state" would close. His office soon issued a press release saying city schools were closed.
The city now "must develop a plan within the next 24 hours to ensure children who rely on school breakfast and lunch programs will continue to receive that support, and parents — especially critical healthcare workers and first responders – will be provided access to child care as needed," the governor said.
He said schools in Westchester County also would shutter as would those in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
The governor had also said he had concerns about what city healthcare and emergency responders with school-age kids would do if schools closed, as well as over students who rely on government food programs during the week.
De Blasio acknowledged earlier Sunday that his administration did not have a finalized contingency plan in place for an across-the-board closure, despite weeks of warnings about the contagion.
-Additional reporting by Bernadette Hogan
be safe everyone
Faggot I thought you were tuning out to the corona mess
I knew it would only be a matter of time. Jersey was already shut down
Btw, I have a curfew
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Well here in DC they have designated areas/schools and times where children/adults can come pick up breakfast, lunch and dinner then be on their way.
A grab and go mess.
Quote from: MCMXCVI. on March 15, 2020, 06:15:27 PM
Well here in DC they have designated areas/schools and times where children/adults can come pick up breakfast, lunch and dinner then be on their way.
A grab and go mess.
Adfghjj
Aren't you on a water diet?
Nevada is closing down their schools too.
Quote from: .::Ric0 Fam0s0 Slæ::. on March 15, 2020, 06:17:26 PM
Quote from: MCMXCVI. on March 15, 2020, 06:15:27 PM
Well here in DC they have designated areas/schools and times where children/adults can come pick up breakfast, lunch and dinner then be on their way.
A grab and go mess.
Adfghjj
Aren't you on a water diet?
nnnnn
Fag no. I did my 31 days in December
This title update
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Quote from: TinaSnow on March 15, 2020, 06:08:06 PM
I knew it would only be a matter of time. Jersey was already shut down
thank god
You girls don't deserve freedom
That's six mother fucking weeks, what the hell these poor families
I hope I can take my vacation days please lord I hope they don't got me working remote and Skyping in
Yay more seats on the train
It's bad in New York and Cali but they do have a lot of people there.
there's a curfew in Camden? wow that's crazy.
not like anyone other than crackheads step foot in there anyway.
Why is it each cities job to decide what should be done? Shouldn't all of this be coordinated at the national/federal level?
oh lord, those hellspawn apes are gonna be roaming the streets all day looking for some mess to get into
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All restaurants and bars in LA are about to be closed, according to the governor. Omg
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Quote from: heir. on March 15, 2020, 06:28:23 PM
Quote from: ton on March 15, 2020, 06:26:00 PM
Quote from: TinaSnow on March 15, 2020, 06:08:06 PM
I knew it would only be a matter of time. Jersey was already shut down
thank god
You girls don't deserve freedom
:stressed: im in nj king
oh whenever bow is
I'm sure when in Trenton slums
Y'all are so dramatic
Quote from: Nine. on March 15, 2020, 06:35:30 PM
there's a curfew in Camden? wow that's crazy.
not like anyone other than crackheads step foot in there anyway.
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Quote from: heir. on March 15, 2020, 07:08:47 PM
Quote from: KippDaddy on March 15, 2020, 07:07:37 PM
Quote from: heir. on March 15, 2020, 07:05:33 PM
Quote from: KippDaddy on March 15, 2020, 07:04:45 PM
This got me so sad.
!!!
it's def goin from being a "hype" mess and a kii to being a bit sad and low key scary.
My kids worked so hard. They like Mr Jackson are we going to have senior week? Are we gonna have to graduate online. It's nuts.
My school closed for two weeks. One of my students just got killed on Friday and now we have no
Space to render any social
Work services to our kids.
Also many of these kids only get fed during school hours. The city opened some grab and go
Breakfast and lunch options but lot
Of kids won't get there smh
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wtf
Quote from: heir. on March 15, 2020, 06:30:57 PM
Quote from: BrokenHeartsHeal on March 15, 2020, 06:27:49 PM
That's six mother fucking weeks, what the hell these poor families
I hope I can take my vacation days please lord I hope they don't got me working remote and Skyping in
were parents nervous about the possible closing?
do u work in an at-risk school
Of course, which is why this whole mess is tricky for the mayor but he had to do what needed to be done. Hopefully there's contingency plans for the families in lower income and low resourced schools.
We just got out of being at risk for years just last year, we're a community school now. We have a public health clinic and we open the building to everyone during certain time blocks for food, resources and gym space. We still in the gutta though and grades are plummeting so it's been a rough fiscal year
Not the babies getting dumber
Exams were next week. SHIT :guys:
Quote from: ton on March 15, 2020, 06:26:00 PM
Quote from: TinaSnow on March 15, 2020, 06:08:06 PM
I knew it would only be a matter of time. Jersey was already shut down
thank god
You girls don't deserve freedom
S
Dndhddhshhx.
The last thing we need is this bitch locked in her house and perched on the board asking dumb ass questions
Quote from: zanny on March 15, 2020, 08:36:10 PM
Quote from: ton on March 15, 2020, 06:26:00 PM
Quote from: TinaSnow on March 15, 2020, 06:08:06 PM
I knew it would only be a matter of time. Jersey was already shut down
thank god
You girls don't deserve freedom
S
Dndhddhshhx.
The last thing we need is this bitch locked in her house and perched on the board asking dumb ass questions
Get ready
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