New York schools will be closed for the rest of the academic year, with current distance learning plans remaining in place, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Decisions about summer school sessions are expected by the end of May.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday, that the state's schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday, that the state's schools would remain closed for the remainder of the school year.Schools and universities in New York state will remain closed through the rest of the current academic year, with current distance learning plans remaining in place, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.
Cuomo said schools could not safely reopen, citing concerns over social distancing in classrooms as well as in transportation, and college dorms. The announcement at the governor'sextends a previous closure order — which shut schools through May 14 — to the end of the academic year. "We don't think it's possible to do that in a way that would keep our children and students and educators safe. So we're going to have the schools remain closed for the rest of the year. We're going to continue the distance learning programs,"Cuomo said as he announced the decision.The governor said a decision on summer school sessions would be announced by the end of May.
The announcement comes against the backdrop of a continued decline in infections in New York. New hospitalizations have hovered around 1,000 for the past few days. The state reported 289 deaths on Thursday —Cuomo noted that earlier predictions had expected an additional 100,000 COVID-19 patients to be hospitalized during the pandemic, overwhelming healthcare systems even further.
"Our past actions changed the past trajectory. Our present actions will determine the future trajectory," Cuomo went on to say."You tell me what we do today — I will tell you the number of people sick tomorrow."
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