Here we go again — putting kids last.
On Friday, Mayor de Blasio warned parents to prepare for schools to close beginning Monday. We’re inching closer to the magical 3 percent positive number, which, for reasons unclear to anyone, means schools can’t stay open.
Observers noted that the city had blown past the 2 percent threshold to close indoor dining, yet restaurants were still open. Not that there’s any scientific reason to close restaurants at that point, but if we’re willing to offer leeway to eateries, perhaps we could do the same to ensure kids get an education.
Alas, as parents dealing with city schools this year will tell you: Education just doesn’t matter here anymore.
The 3 percent number — measured on a citywide basis — was included in the mayor’s school-safety plan (to which the United Federation of Teachers agreed) to open schools using the (absurd) “blended” model. That got our kids extremely limited in-person instruction on some days and nearly non-existent remote instruction on others. What a plan.
But when COVID-19 positive rates went over 3 percent in certain neighborhoods, the 3 percent citywide number went out the window, as the UFT argued that schools in those areas should close.
This article was sourced from NYPost
