New York City officials are allowing for outdoor learning on good weather days to help lower the risk of coronavirus spread. Schools chancellor Richard Carranza says principals can submit outdoor learning plans by this Friday and they will know by next week if they are approved.
“Think of different kinds of places. You mentioned public parks, adjacent streets. All of those are fair.”
Mayor de Blasio says the city will prioritize the 27 neighborhoods hardest hit with coronavirus and schools that don’t have usable outdoor spaces like school yards. Meanwhile, despite backlash, the mayor says there are still no plans to delay the start of in classroom learning.
“We have the strictest, safest approach to school reopening anywhere in the country.”