NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s about face was all but inevitable
His unwavering determination to partially reopen the biggest school system in the U.S. had been met with weeks of skepticism over his administration’s ability to pull off such a feat amid a still-lethal threat from Covid-19.The teachers union threatened to strike, principals across New York City were furious, parents were exasperated and scrambling for clarity, and city and state elected officials lined up to demand the mayor delay his plans to reopen schools on Sept.
“What we've agreed to is to make sure that the health measures are in place, to make sure there is time for the appropriate preparation for our educators … and to move forward in a spirit of unity,” de Blasio told reporters Tuesday morning."He really just wastes a lot of people's time," City Council education chair Mark Treyger said in an interview.
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