The mayor says schools won't reopen this year, while Gov. Cuomo says the decision is pending.
Mayor Bill de Blasio has a five-point plan to keep schools running remotely, while New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave pushback to this plan.
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks to the media during a press conference in New York, April 10, 2020. "If you say the schools are closed through June, you're effectively saying businesses are closed through June because you can't restart the economy fully without restarting schools," he said. Christina Greer, an associate professor of politics at Fordham University, told ABC News she wasn't surprised that the beef between the two leaders would reemerge, but said their public bickering over this issue was hurting the public.Greer said parents from all over the city have been voicing their frustration all weekend and want a clear answer on the future of their kids' school year.
"I think he's done a very good job," de Blasio said of the governor."But my responsibility is to the children of this city, my responsibility is to the parents of this city, to the educators who serve this city."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NYC Mayor de Blasio announces schools will be closed for the rest of the academic yearNew York City schools were originally meant to open on April 29, but the mayor said 'the risk did not outweigh the reward.'
Read more »
De Blasio Says NYC Schools Will Stay Closed Through June. Cuomo Says That's 'His Opinion.'Shortly after the mayor announced that schools would be closed through the academic year, the governor questioned de Blasio's authority to make that deci...
Read more »
De Blasio Says NYC Schools Will Stay Closed Through June. Cuomo Says That's 'His Opinion.'Shortly after the mayor announced that schools would be closed through the academic year, the governor questioned de Blasio's authority to make that deci...
Read more »