New York City public schools will return exclusively to in-person learning without a remote option this Fall, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
“You can’t have a full recovery without full-strength schools, everyone back sitting in those classrooms, kids learning again. So that’s what we’re going to have in September,” De Blasio said during a segment on MSNBC.
This school year, 60 percent of the city’s students are learning remotely rather than attending in person classes. This, despite the drastic decrease in coronavirus cases being recorded citywide.
Kevin Deutsch is a Staff Writer for Bronx Justice News covering the criminal justice system, drugs, and DNA use by law enforcement. An award-winning journalist, Deutsch is the author of the true crime books "Pill City" and "The Triangle." He has worked on staff at the Daily News, Miami Herald, Newsday, The Palm Beach Post, and The Riverdale Press. His work has also appeared in Newsweek, Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Forward, The Independent, Huffington Post, Orlando Sentinel, and the New York Post, among other publications. His numerous television appearances include spots on CNN, MSNBC, and C-SPAN's BookTV. He has also been featured in The New Yorker. A Bronx resident, Deutsch hosts the true crime podcast "A Dark Turn" on the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network.
