The New York City Department of Education says it will no longer randomly test willing students for COVID-19 and will rely instead on at-home tests.
The most significant change: no longer will the DOE randomly test willing students in school buildings. Instead, they plan to rely solely on at-home tests that families can opt to take at-will.
"I think it's not smart to take these kinds of risks, especially when we know the virus mutates," said Arthur Goldstein, who teaches at Francis Lewis High School. But a city hall official told FOX 5 NY that the PCR in-school testing that had been in place, provided results on a delay.A New York State Supreme Court Judge has ordered the city to redo its budget for public schools after a group of teachers and parents filed a lawsuit over proposed funding cuts.
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