New York City public high schools will reopen March 22 for some in-person learning, after more than two months of fully remote instruction for their students.
About 55,000 students and 17,000 school staff are expected to return to 488 high schools, the city’s Department of Education said Monday morning. In total, there are 282,000 high-school students in the DOE’s system. Under the plan, about half of high schools will be able to serve “all or most” of their students five days a week, and the number will continue to increase in the coming weeks, the agency said. High-school staff will return to buildings on March 18 and 19 to prepare for the reopening.
Additionally, the DOE’s sports program, the Public Schools Athletic League, will resume sports for both in-person and fully remote students, the agency said.
The reopening of high schools follows the resumption of some in-person instruction at middle schools on Feb. 25. The city’s Department of Education has set a goal of resuming full-time in-person instruction at all public schools in September, as thousands of staffers have been vaccinated and safety and testing plans have been formalized.
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