{"id":115551,"date":"2020-11-19T17:43:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/de-blasio-hopes-nyc-schools-will-re-open-in-next-few-weeks\/"},"modified":"2020-11-19T17:43:25","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:43:25","slug":"de-blasio-hopes-nyc-schools-will-re-open-in-next-few-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/de-blasio-hopes-nyc-schools-will-re-open-in-next-few-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"#De Blasio hopes NYC schools will re-open in ‘next few weeks’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Embattled Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City\u2019s public schools could reopen \u201cin the next few weeks\u201d after coming under withering criticism for closing them Thursday based on a broad citywide coronavirus metric that is still lower than most other metro areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope to be back in the next few weeks,\u201d de Blasio said of reopening the city\u2019s schools to hybrid, split-week learning on CBS\u2019 \u201cThis Morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

De Blasio defended his decision to close the schools and switch to 100-percent remote learning when the COVID-19 infection rate in the city hit 3 percent \u2014 an agreement earlier negotiated with the teachers\u2019 union.<\/p>\n

The mayor said there are ongoing negotiations with Gov. Cuomo and state health officials on establishing new safety protocols \u2014 which will likely include additional COVID-19 testing of students and staff at public schools \u2014 to pave the way for school reopenings.<\/p>\n

De Blasio said he expects the revised criteria to be released in the next few days.<\/p>\n

The mayor played defense during the TV interview when questioned that the 3 percent infection threshold set to close schools app<\/a>eared to be too strict \u2014 exceeding guidelines set by the World Health Organization and other health experts.<\/p>\n

He also was peppered with questions as to why the schools were held to a stricter standards than restaurants where limited indoor dining is allowed.<\/p>\n

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\n A sign on the door of a closed public school in Brooklyn, New York <\/p>\n

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\n Children run to a school bus during dismissal at a school in Brooklyn. <\/p>\n

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