SCHOOLS: NYC and Los Angeles announced return to in-person classes five days a week in the fall

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Mon, 2021-05-24 19:59 — mike kraft

NYC and Los Angeles schools will return to in-person classes five days a week in the fall The nation's two largest public school districts will be open for in-person learning five days a week when the next academic year begins, officials said Monday. Taylor Romine, Laura Ly and Ralph Ellis, CNN CNN

(CNN) The nation's two largest public school districts will be open for in-person learning five days a week when the next academic year begins, officials said Monday.

While schools in Los Angeles will also offer an online option, New York City schools won't have a remote option.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told MSNBC that the increase in vaccinations, decrease in cases and layering of health measures will make the classroom move possible. New York City has 1.1 million students in over 1,800 schools.

"It's just amazing the forward motion right now, the recovery that's happening in New York City," de Blasio said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "But you can't have a full recovery without full-strength schools, everyone back sitting in those classrooms, kids learning again."

United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement saying the union has "concerns about the safety of a small number of students with extreme medical challenges. For that small group of students, a remote option may still be necessary."

In addition to Los Angeles campuses being open for the normal class schedule this fall, after-school programs for both elementary and secondary students will be available from the end of the school day until 6 p.m., Superintendent Austin Beutner said.

"Looking down the path to recovery and the new school year which starts this fall, all students will have the opportunity to participate in full-day, on-campus, in-person instruction," Beutner said.

He said online learning would be available for students who are unable to come to school or choose not to attend. ...

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