Coronavirus
Schools that changed
schedules, closed over
coronavirus
The following is a list of schools and
universities across New York City
that have either ordered closings or
altered their schedules due to the coronavirus
outbreak:
St. John’s University — Effective
Thursday, March 12, St. John’s will preemptively
shift to online instruction at all
locations. Classes scheduled for Tuesday
and Wednesday, March 10-11, have been
cancelled. Online instruction will continue
through Friday, March 27. All university
events have been cancelled through March
27. There are no confirmed coronavirus
cases connected to any St. John’s campuses
at this time.
Challenge Charter Schools — The Far
Rockaway schools will be closed March
11-13 for what was described as “comprehensive
sanitation.” Classes will resume
Monday, March 16.
Columbia University and Barnard College
— Classes cancelled on March 10.
Online instruction only through March
13. There are no classes next week due to
the previously scheduled spring break. Columbia
University indicated that a member
of its faculty has self-quarantined due to
coronavirus exposure.
Fordham University — Classes cancelled
Tuesday, March 10. Classes will
resume with an online instruction format
on Wednesday, March 11, and continue
through the end of the week. Fordham’s
spring break is March 14-22. After spring
break, online instruction will resume until
further notice. All university events, except
for certain athletic programs, are cancelled
through at least March 29.
New York Institute of Technology — All
campuses closed March 10 for disinfection.
The school’s Auditorium on Broadway is
closed until further notice.
New York University — The university
will hold online instruction only beginning
March 11. Spring break is scheduled
for the week of March 15. Classes will
resume on March 23 with online instruction
only.
The Brearley School — School closed
through Friday, March 13, after it was
reported that a parent was tested for
coronavirus.
Horace Mann School — All classes have
been cancelled through March 31.
Yeshiva University — Classes on the
Beren and Wilf campuses have been
cancelled for the week; they will resume
on Monday, March 16. Online instruction
for its graduate program will resume
Wednesday, March 11. A Yeshiva University
student, the son of a New Rochelle man
sickened by coronavirus last week, tested
positive for the illness and is quarantined
at home.
If your school is closing or changing
its class schedule due to the coronavirus
outbreak, email robb@amny.com.
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