This Monday, December 7, amid the rise in coronavirus, about 190,000 pre-kindergarten and elementary school children New York They will return to classes for the second round of school opening, amid divided opinions from parents.
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On the one hand, there are the parents who favor the recent decision of the Mayor of New York Bill De Blasio, to reopen schools. Under the #KeepNYSchoolsOpen tag, a group of mothers pushed for classrooms to remain open They consider, among other things, that having children in virtual classes negatively affects their learning ability.
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In contrast, there are those parents who are concerned that this will happen at a time when the city’s hospitals are running out of capacity. They also point to the fact that some schools have stated that they are not yet ready to greet the students back in the middle of the pandemic and they think the city rushed to reopen the schools.
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This controversy only affects pre-kindergarten and elementary school children. Well, until now, it is not known when the older students will return. Some believe this could be in January, after the end of the year holidays, but the date has yet to be revealed.
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What is confirmed is that once the schools open their doors this Monday, there is no step back. Recently, Mayor Bill De Blasio reported that from that moment on, there will be no closure of the school system.
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