Yes, closing for some period of time is inevitable. Based on the infection rate, I anticipate all schools (public and private) will be remote-only by November 1 (some a lot sooner) so plan accordingly.
I'm hoping for Thanksgiving, but realistically, will be grateful if we make it to Halloween. That will give public school DCs 5 weeks to meet their teachers and classmates before going remote.
@anonymous i sadly agree that many privates will follow. Teachers will put pressure on and it's a tough moral ground to stand on. Yet of course our private isn't even open yet so of course they will close when publics do, but not open which is BS (planned "phase in" starting in October)
It is and it's depressing. The city's department of health is directly tying it to neighborhoods where people arent' wearing masks and socially distancing. How much more proof do people need that those two things make a difference???
@Anonymous BDB needs to grow a pair and deal with those neighborhoods. Not only do they flout the rules, their private schools are open, while public schools had had to delay and are hybrid at best. I can’t imagine the outrage of parents and teachers if the DOE schools have to close because of that.
Not true. They care a lot about NYC kids which is why they've pushed so hard to open in the face of significant pushback from teachers. (I say this as someone who has a very negative opinion of Carranza and a neutral-at-best opinion of BdeB.)
@anonymous Lol. I think you're forgetting why there was pushback from teachers--it was because Carranza and BdeB didn't actually follow through on any of the plans they'd announced for reopening. They didn't lift a hiring freeze until two days before their originally announced reopening date, which has now been pushed back twice. As a result, our kids are only going back to school this week and may only get a few days at most.
The best that can be said about Carranza and deB is that care a lot about making announcements about NYC kids.
I thought Dalton said they're not opening until at least January, regardless of what the numbers say? But I don't have a kid there, so that's just hearsay.
What I don't understand is if the increase in infection rates are just in the 4 or 5 clusters in Brooklyn, then why on earth would the city need to close ALL schools in Manhattan, the Bronx, etc. if their numbers and neighborhoods and district schools are extremely low. That's like penalizing an entire class if one child talks back. Furthermore, those communities have been flouting the rules for months so if that's the rule then our schools will never be able to re-open without a vaccine and that would be ridiculous.
Yes, closing for some period of time is inevitable. Based on the infection rate, I anticipate all schools (public and private) will be remote-only by November 1 (some a lot sooner) so plan accordingly.
I'm hoping for Thanksgiving, but realistically, will be grateful if we make it to Halloween. That will give public school DCs 5 weeks to meet their teachers and classmates before going remote.
Same. I'd be over the moon with Thanksgiving and happy enough with Halloween.
I just can’t deal. Ugh. Finally in school and it will be like a day. Kids just love going to school. So depressing.
It's kind of funny how many kids (including my own) suddenly just LOVE school in a way they never did before.
It is pretty incredible. Mine are so excited about school!
If we go above 3% for 7 days in a row do all schools close? Or just the publics?
Privates will probably follow the lead of the public schools.
@Anonymous Why would you say this? Privates have put extensive plans in place to re-open, why would they close if they didn't have to?
@anonymous i sadly agree that many privates will follow. Teachers will put pressure on and it's a tough moral ground to stand on. Yet of course our private isn't even open yet so of course they will close when publics do, but not open which is BS (planned "phase in" starting in October)
It is and it's depressing. The city's department of health is directly tying it to neighborhoods where people arent' wearing masks and socially distancing. How much more proof do people need that those two things make a difference???
@Anonymous BDB needs to grow a pair and deal with those neighborhoods. Not only do they flout the rules, their private schools are open, while public schools had had to delay and are hybrid at best. I can’t imagine the outrage of parents and teachers if the DOE schools have to close because of that.
Now it's over 3%. All we got was a week of school.
I thought the city was only closing neighborhoods that are affected not the whole city.
It has to be over 3% for a 7-day average in order to close schools. So let's hope today is a blip.
@MidtownMom I sure hope so. I would be really angry if the actions of a few, who are nowhere near where I am, caused my kids' school to close.
Where do you track it to see over 3%
DeBlasio made an announcement this morning. https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-daily-coronavirus-positivity-rate-rises-above-3
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/05/the-students-left-behind-by-remote-learning
BdeB and Carranza don't give a hoot about NYC kids.
Not true. They care a lot about NYC kids which is why they've pushed so hard to open in the face of significant pushback from teachers. (I say this as someone who has a very negative opinion of Carranza and a neutral-at-best opinion of BdeB.)
@anonymous Lol. I think you're forgetting why there was pushback from teachers--it was because Carranza and BdeB didn't actually follow through on any of the plans they'd announced for reopening. They didn't lift a hiring freeze until two days before their originally announced reopening date, which has now been pushed back twice. As a result, our kids are only going back to school this week and may only get a few days at most.
The best that can be said about Carranza and deB is that care a lot about making announcements about NYC kids.
Infection rate below 1% again. What will it take for Dalton to open??!!
I thought Dalton said they're not opening until at least January, regardless of what the numbers say? But I don't have a kid there, so that's just hearsay.
The administration is saying nothing. I doubt they will open at all this year.
Where did you get today's Infection rate?
What I don't understand is if the increase in infection rates are just in the 4 or 5 clusters in Brooklyn, then why on earth would the city need to close ALL schools in Manhattan, the Bronx, etc. if their numbers and neighborhoods and district schools are extremely low. That's like penalizing an entire class if one child talks back. Furthermore, those communities have been flouting the rules for months so if that's the rule then our schools will never be able to re-open without a vaccine and that would be ridiculous.
He's got to do something. Threats don't work. Action is needed.