6 FEBRUARY 11, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
City’s middle schools to resume
in-person learning on Feb. 25
BY BEN VERDE
EDITORIAL@QNS.COM
@QNS
New York City public middle
schools will reopen this
month for in-person learning
after being closed since mid-November
due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced
Monday morning, Feb. 8.
Middle schools have the go-ahead
to reopen on Thursday, Feb. 25,
according to City Hall.
“Our educators have done an
incredible job supporting students
remotely but, as we’ve said from the
beginning, nothing can replace inperson
learning and the support our
students receive in person,” Schools
Chancellor Richard Carranza said
during de Blasio’s morning press
briefing. “We’re so thrilled to be able
to provide that.”
As part of the reopening plan,
middle school teachers in the
Department of Education system
returning to work in person will be
given priority for the coronavirus
vaccine at city-run hubs between
Feb. 12 and Feb. 21 and during the
mid-winter recess.
The Department of Education will
conduct weekly testing throughout
the middle school system and add additional
staff to its situation room.
As it stands, two confirmed cases
in any public school cause the school
to shut down temporarily.
City Hall’s announcement comes as
concerns rise about the prevalence
of new, more contagious variants
of the coronavirus, the presence of
which has been confirmed in New
York.
Leaders of the United Federation
of Teachers, the union that represents
public school educators, said
they will monitor the system to ensure
that widespread testing, use of
personal protective equipment and
physical distancing are adhered to.
Union officials repeated the City
Hall talking point that public schools
are the safest place to be throughout
the city.
“These strict standards, and the
requirement that buildings close
temporarily when virus cases are
detected, have made our schools the
safest places to be in our communities,”
said UFT President Michael
Mulgrew. “They will continue to
be the strongest protections for the
health and safety of students and
staff.”
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