NEW YORK — New York City’s public schools will offer a mix of in-person classes and online learning when they reopen in the fall, with most children going to school two to three days a week, city leaders announced Wednesday.
The nation’s largest school system will not be able to fully reopen for its 1.
1 million students because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. It will use a “blended learning” approach to keep numbers lower and allow social distancing between students, with children in school buildings part of the time and learning online at other times.Families will also have the option to do online learning full time if they don’t feel safe returning to schools in person.
“Most schools will not be able to have all their kids in school at the same time,” said de Blasio.
Schedules will be distributed to students at each school in August, officials said.
At some schools, students may be divided into two cohorts, with one attending on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the other on Wednesdays and Fridays. They would alternate Mondays.