New York City to reopen schools despite renewed outbreak

New York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning and increase the number of days a week many children attend class, even as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in the city.

Mayor Bill de Blasio says that some elementary schools and pre-kindergarten programs will resume classes December 7. Others will take longer to reopen their doors. The announcement marks a major policy reversal for the nation’s largest school system.

It comes just 11 days after de Blasio announced that schools were shutting down because of a rising number of cases. The plan for reopening middle and high schools is still being developed.

Some elementary schools and pre-kindergarten programs will resume classes December 7, a week from Monday, the mayor says. Others will take longer to reopen their doors.

— AP