But shortly after Bill de Blasio made the announcement, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it's not the mayor's decision.
Shortly after the mayor announced that schools would be closed through the academic year, the governor questioned de Blasio's authority to make that decision.New York City public schools, the largest school system in the United States, will remain closed through the rest of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Saturday.. “It clearly will help us save lives.
However, in a press conference later that day, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo contradicted de Blasio, maintaining that it was not within the mayor’s authority to decide whether the city’s schools remain closed. “I understand the mayor’s position, which is he thinks schools should be canceled for the rest of the year,” said Cuomo. But the governor added that “you can’t make a decision just within New York City without coordinating” with “the whole metropolitan region.”He also noted that the schools may stay closed through June, but the decision had not yet been made.
JUST IN: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says "there has been no decision" made on NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement to keep public schools closed for rest of the year.
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