Mayor Bill de Blasio wearing a face mask while talking to the press about the importance of the US Census in Queens borough, New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Census 2020 Director Julie Menin go door-knocking to encourage New Yorkers to complete the census in South Richmond Hill, Queens. (Photo by Ron Adar / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
Census Outreach in New York, US – 29 Jul 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio held firm Thursday to plans to reopen the nation’s largest public school system within a month, despite public concerns from teachers and administrators that it’s too soon to ensure a safe return of students.
The city is aiming for a hybrid reopening September 10, with most of the 1.1 million students spending two or three days a week in physical classrooms and learning remotely the rest of the time. Parents were given the option of requesting full-time remote learning for their children.
De Blasio said the city owes it to children and their families to reopen promptly.
