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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Says New York's State Schools Can Open For In-Person Learning : Coronavirus Updates Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that infection rates were low enough that local districts could opt to bring kids back into classrooms if they wanted. Many teachers oppose the decision.Schools across New York state will be allowed to open for in-person learning this fall because of low coronavirus infection rates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. "We've been smart from day one. We do the masks, we do the social distancing, we've kept that infection rate down," Cuomo said during the announcement. "And we can bring the same level of intelligence to the school reopening that we brought to the economic reopening." Last month, that schools can reopen if they are in a region that's in Phase 4 reopening and where the 14-day average daily infection rate remains below 5%. That's now true for the whole state. It's up to the discretion of local school districts to decide whether they want to have in-person learning. The choice goes away if infection rates spike, Cuomo said. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that the city's schools would open in the fall with a mix of in-person and distance learning.New York was once the state with the largest coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. Then, new cases dropped to about . According to the governor's office, of the 70,170 test results reported to state health officials on Thursday, 714, or 1%, were positive. The New York State Department of Health will review reopening plans submitted by school districts to ensure they meet . Cuomo said districts will be notified Aug. 10 of the department's decision. The governor also announced that school districts must publicly post their plans for distance learning and for testing and contact tracing, and hold three to five public meetings with parents before Aug. 21 and at least one with teachers.Teachers have expressed concerns about returning to their classrooms too early. "We have been clear all along: Health and safety is the most important consideration in reopening school buildings. Viral infection rates tell only one part of the story," , president of New York State United Teachers, which represents more than 600,000 members. "Many educators and parents have anxiety about local school district reopening plans that have been submitted to the state — if they even have been yet, with 127 districts that didn't bother to submit them by last week and 50 considered incomplete by the state," Pallotta said. "Right now, there may be some areas where parents and educators are confident in their district's plan, but in many others, we know they aren't. No district should consider themselves ready to reopen buildings until their plans are safe and everything in that plan meant to keep the school community safe is implemented."Other large school districts, such as , , have decided to stick with distance learning for the beginning of the school year.Sponsor Message

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Says New York's State Schools Can Open For In-Person Learning : Coronavirus Updates Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that infection rates were low enough that local districts could opt to bring kids back into classrooms if they wanted. Many teachers oppose the decision.Schools across New York state will be allowed to open for in-person learning this fall because of low coronavirus infection rates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. "We've been smart from day one. We do the masks, we do the social distancing, we've kept that infection rate down," Cuomo said during the...

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