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De Blasio delays decision to close schools after slight drop in COVID-19 positivity rate

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Published Nov. 14, 2020
Updated Nov. 14, 2020, 8:33 p.m. ET
NYC schools COVID-19
Students outside PS 230 in the Kensington section of Brooklyn. Paul Martinka
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Parents and students demonstrated in Foley Square to keep schools open.
Parents and students demonstrate in Foley Square to keep NYC schools open. Dan Herrick
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Parents and students demonstrated in Foley Square to keep schools open.
Heather Dailey at today’s protest. Dan Herrick
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Parents and students demonstrated in Foley Square to keep schools open.
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer speaks at the demonstration. Dan Herrick
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Parents and students demonstrated in Foley Square to keep schools open.
Among the protesters were Vera, 6, and Nora, 4. Dan Herrick