Cuomo: Summer School In New York State Will Be Online

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People cheer for medical workers at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK (AP) — Summer school in New York will be conducted remotely, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday, citing the risks of returning children to the classroom.

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The governor said it’s too early to make a decision about the fall semester. School buildings in New York have been closed since March.

“Schools obviously pose risks. They’re places of gathering. They’re on buses. They’re in classrooms,” Cuomo said at his daily briefing.

Cuomo also mentioned increasing awareness about a syndrome affecting children that is thought to be linked to COVID-19. Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome affects blood vessels and organs and has symptoms including prolonged fever, abdominal pain and vomiting.

New York is investigating 157 cases of the syndrome, which has been reported in more than a dozen countries. Two young boys and an 18-year-old woman diagnosed with the syndrome have died in New York state.

Meal programs and child care for essential employees will continue during the summer session, Cuomo said.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday said instruction in the city’s public schools will be online this summer.


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Educated Archy
Educated Archy
3 years ago

The governor said it’s too early to make a decision about the fall semester.

Aguda and everyone else . wake up. This a threat to our existence. We need to fight this madness once and for all all the way to the end. Kids should be out of cheder for a year? And you are all thrwoing your hand sup in the air? You need to fight this tooth and nail. And if that doesn’t work let coumo know we will resist. We will open every cheder and come and arrest us all. We won’t stand for this nonsense any more. This is our existence. The time lost for children early education esp in yiddihskiet will never come back. Kids must must have cheder in person

The danger is over. Covid is done. This kawhaski thing is not spreading like wildfire (Like Corona was). Overall its not worse than flu and it been around for a while (so we see it progresses). There is nothing rational to be scared of . (AS per NPR not FOX who had an expert who studied the data and risks with kids).
We need to stand up to this govt overreach. i know its scary bec we lost 1000+ yidden when its an overreach and our existence is at stake its a call for action. Lets do it now and not in two months when its late

Iris
Iris
3 years ago

Educated archy is 1000% right

TAKA TAKA
TAKA TAKA
3 years ago

25 states and 17 countries have reported deadly Kowasaki Virus in children. Besides that, children are known vectors of COVID-19. If one kid gets it his family and the entire school or camp can get it. You ok with that?

lipa99
lipa99
3 years ago

forget about the Aguda – they’re worthless – RABBI SHERER WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN QUIET ABOUT THIS PANDEMIC AGAINST THE JEWISH RELIGION.

ALL THE YESHIVOS, MOSDOS HATORAH, SHULS need to SUE the government all the way to the Supreme Court for going against the Constitution of RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Yup yup
Yup yup
3 years ago

Archie answer me one question how many lives would’ve been saved had the rabonim canceled purim this year ? Now I’m going to listen to your types to tell me to go back to shul and to put my kids back in school? Why are you and so cavalier when it comes to coronavirus and mitigation of risk. At the same time your types would cause a gantz iberkerinish to intubate somebody brain dead Who has almost 0 possibility of life but for corona some how you don’t care. So I guess you are not playing politics either ?

anonymous
anonymous
3 years ago

“Never drive a car ” We explained this before. If 1000s yiden would die from car exidents in a few weeks we should not drive cars. Opening schools your way could chas vesholem cause 1000s more to die. (less than 6% of the USA is immune) In the meantime b”h everybody is fine. The Govt send the checks, sometimes even more than when we worked. Perfect time so spend Quality time with your kids, after all the Torah commands YOU (Not the Rebis) to teach the Kids. There is NO EXUSE to send them out of the House. Do a REAL MITZVEH Read the Torah. TEACH YOUR Y O U R KIDS.