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Ask the Mayor: Possible School Closings, and More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC, including the possibilities the public schools may go to all-remote learning as soon as Monday.
Attn NYC -- Mayor de Blasio just said on @BrianLehrer about schools closing: "Parents should have a plan for the rest of the month of November - I think that's the safe way to think about it, have an alternative plan for beginning as early as Monday."
— Sophia Chang (@bysophiachang) November 13, 2020“Some of the suspicion is the teacher’s union rules the roost here,” says @BrianLehrer.
De Blasio defends his administration’s decisions around schools, saying the UFT is not driving those choices.
"We've got to keep faith w/ our school communities and be consistent," @nycmayor says when @BrianLehrer asks whether @NYGovCuomo will overrule him. But many parents with kids in school don't want to stick to the 3 percent threshold given the lack of widespread school infections.
— Jeff Mays (@JeffCMays) November 13, 2020"We are going to come up with a policy of what reopening will look like," @NYCMayor says on @BrianLehrer. "Lord knows we don't want daily fluctuations."
— Jessica Gould (@ByJessicaGould) November 13, 2020@NYCMayor gives murky update on specialized HS exam (SHSAT) when asked by a caller on @BrianLehrer. "It will be administered," he said, without clarification. "We'll have an announcement certainly in the next few weeks."
— Susan Edelman (@SusanBEdelman) November 13, 2020