NYC Schools to Begin Reopening Despite Virus Level: Mayor
- Pre-kindergarten through elementary schools to reopen first
- City moves to return to 5-day a week in-person instruction
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that New York City schools will begin a phased reopening on Dec. 7, abandoning the 3% positive test rate threshold for Covid-19 he set earlier for closing the schools.
The reopening would begin with pre-kindergarten classes through elementary school. Special education would begin three days later. The city is “not ready” to begin opening middle and high schools yet, he said.