Schools in regions that are in phase 4 of New York’s reopening plan are eligible to hold in-person classes this fall, but the area has to maintain a daily infection rate below 5%, based on a 14-day average over a sustained period, Gov. Cuomo said.
President Trump has been pressing for schools to reopen in the fall.
Decisions will be made on school reopenings in the first week of August, the Democratic governor said. He added that if the regional infection rate rises above 9%, based on a 7-day average, after the first week of August, schools will not be allowed to reopen. With the start of the school year rapidly approaching as the country's coronavirus outbreak continues to expand, school reopenings have taken a central role in the national debate.
Proponents of aggressively reopening schools point to the social and economic cost of keeping schools closed and to data that indicates children are much less likely to become severely sick and die from Covid-19. However, kids have died of Covid-19 in the past and health officials have warned of possible long-term health complications in kids who recover from the virus.
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