New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (Bill de Blasio) announced on February 8, the city’s 6th to 8th grade schools will resume physical Education on February 25, students who had opted for physical education last year can return to school; the Department of Education expects that about 62,000 students will return to school, accounting for about one-third of all public school students in grades 6 to 8; however, the city did not announce plans to reopen high schools.
City Superintendent of Education Richard Carranza said that half of the city’s 471 public middle schools are expected to be able to offer physical classes five days a week, while other schools will prioritize physical classes for struggling students; he said that no educational approach can replace physical instruction, and said that reopening schools will not sacrifice Epidemic safety, and that the Education Department has increased staff in the epidemic monitoring room and The Board of Education has already increased staffing in the Epidemic Control Office and has guaranteed weekly random new crown testing of middle school public school personnel as it does for elementary schools; in addition, the Board of Education is expected to provide public school staff with priority appointments for vaccinations.
In response, Michael Mulgrew, president of the United Federation of Teachers, said the city has announced that it has prepared enough testing teams to respond to the reopening of physical classes in middle schools and that the union will continue to monitor to ensure that testing is working properly and that other vaccination efforts are in compliance; he said that the current vaccination requirements for public schools are very strict and that schools remain the safest places in the community.
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