Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that New York City school students will likely be in classrooms only a few days a week—at most—this fall, with the rest of their learning taking place remotely.
De Blasio said there will be “blended learning” for the city’s 1.1 million students when schools return in September.
“Blended learning simply means at some points in the week you’re learning in person, in the classroom, at other points in the week you’re learning remotely,” de Blasio said.
The mayor said students would be learning five days a week but that it would be a mix of in-person and remote learning, with most students in school only two or three days each week.
“This blended model, this kind of split schedule model, is what we can do under current conditions,” de Blasio said. “Then let’s hope and pray science helps us out with a vaccine, with a cure, treatment—the things that will allow us to go farther.”
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said many students will take part in the “blended learning,” but others can work remotely five days a week if they choose to.
The chancellor said students will rotate the days that they come to school so that buildings don’t become overcrowded.
“Students will be in two- or three-day a week rotations,” Carranza said. “So for example, one cohort comes to school on Tuesday and Thursday and another cohort comes on Wednesdays and Fridays. Then the cohorts alternate on Mondays.”
Carranza said the alternating schedule means that for one week each month, each cohort of students will only be in the classroom one day.
The chancellor said face coverings will be required for students and staff. Schools will also increase access to hand-washing and sanitizers, and social distancing will be mandated.
School buildings will be deep-cleaned on a nightly basis with electrostatic disinfectant sprayers and HVAC systems are being upgraded to ensure better ventilation.
There will be fewer students in each classroom; large spaces like cafeterias and auditoriums will be used as classrooms; entries, exits and hallways will be updated to reduce contact; and officials are working to identify non-DOE spaces for learning.
(AP)
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The idiocy that comes out of this morons mouth just increases with each passing day! It’s amazing how dumb he can get!
And what’s the infection rate among children again? What’s the morbidity rate among children? What’s the mortality rate among children? Who is going to supervise these students when they aren’t in school? It’s time to get out of NYC!
They might force yeshivos to follow that same policy.
If this happens does anyone know how it works with SEIT jobs ?
The rules governing yeshivos and private schools will most likely be set by Cuomo at the state level, just as he preempted the Mayor on the closing decisions in the Spring. The reality is that ALL schools will have to make some changes in their schedules and modes of operationsbased on space, building logistics, details of their HVAC systems, age and vulnerabilities of their teaching staff, etc. If any private school administrators think it will be business as usual in September, they are acting in a foolish and reckless manner and are sadly mistaken. Its time to start planning NOW rather than waiting until September and bringing last-minute law suits seeking waivers or exemptions based on “religious” grounds. The schools should open but do so safely. In some cases, remote learning for some students will be necessary until vaccines are readily available.
The proposal allows private schools and districts to decide class density, the big q is which yeshiva leaders are going to be the first ,to bow to this new idol in the name of safety.
Mayor will supply free phones from Police cutdown, if the Narr is not mines would laugh too……………………..