NYC To Delay Schools Reopening

NYC To Delay Schools Reopening

Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, feels for airflow from a ventilation unit inside a classroom at Bronx Collaborative High School, during a visit with School Chancellor Richard Carranza, right, to review health safeguards in advance of schools reopening during COVID-19, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, Pool)

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced he has reached an agreement with the teachers’ union to delay the start of the school year.

The opening will be Sept. 21 instead of Sept. 10, de Blasio said Tuesday at a press conference. The teachers union had said they would consider striking if health and safety measures weren’t in place.

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