Back to School
40,000 more students across New York
City opt for fully remote classes
BY ALEJANDRA
O’CONNELL-DOMENECH
Over 40,000 more students
will not be returning to
school this fall for inperson
classes, according to new
Department of Education data.
About 304,800 students have
opted for fully remote learning
this fall, according to data released
on Aug. 17. On Aug. 14,
the department said that 264,000
students were set to take only
online classes.
Concerns over the challenges
facing in-person classes have
steadily grown among parents,
teachers and school staff as the
start of the school year inches
closer. Questions about class
schedules, proper school ventilation,
and supplies of personal protective
equipment and cleaning
A NYC public school student taking part in remote learning in March 2020.
gear remained unanswered as of
Monday night.
Over 700,000 out of the city’s
1.1 million students are expected
to return to school buildings on
the fi rst day of classes. However,
PHOTO: REUTERS
that number is likely to change
given that parents are allowed to
opt to fully remote learning by
fi lling out a learning preference
survey whenever they want.
“Regardless of a school or
parent’s decision, students will
receive academic instruction
either in-person or remote 5 days
a week,” wrote DOE spokesperson
Katie O’Hanlon in an
email. ” Schools will use these
survey results to program their
school-specifi c reopening plans
and starting this week schools
will begin telling parents exactly
which days their kids will be in
school for those students in a
blended learning model.”
New data was also included a
racial and ethnic break down of
students opting for remote-only
learning. Survey results show that
28% of student that selected fully
remote learning are Asian, 20% are
Black, 37% identify as Hispanic,
12% as White, and 3% as other.
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