All summer parents and legal guardians have been waiting for this announcement.
Today (August 7) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced schools in NYS can reopen in the fall. He Tweeted,
“Every region is well below our COVID infection limit, therefore all school districts are authorized to open. If the infection rate spikes, the guidance will change accordingly. School districts are required to submit plans to NYS for review.”
School districts must do three main things before reopening. Post their remote learning plans & their testing/tracing plans online, Set dates for 3-5 discussion sessions with parents & community before August 21, and have at least one separate discussion with teachers alone. Students should bring their own masks but the school is required to provide if they don’t have one.
In schools as elsewhere, masks are required when social distancing is impossible.
Every student should plan to have one with them at all times.
If a student does not have a mask, the school will be required to provide one.
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 7, 2020
As schools reopen NYS is requiring all school districts to:
1) Post their remote learning plans & their testing/tracing plans online
2) Set dates for 3-5 discussion sessions with parents & community (prior to Aug 21)
3) Have at least one separate discussion with teachers alone
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 7, 2020
Every region is well below our COVID infection limit, therefore all school districts are authorized to open.
If the infection rate spikes, the guidance will change accordingly.
School districts are required to submit plans to NYS for review.
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) August 7, 2020
New York City schools are expected to open September 10. ABC reports last month, Cuomo said, even if schools are technically open, it’s up to parents whether or not they want to send their children. Parents have until Friday to notify the city education department if they want their child to have full remote learning this fall.
Schools will close if the infection level rises to 9% or greater before the day school opens. If a region is shut down for education, all schools will have to close, both public and private.
Take a look at the conference: