Schools

The incident in question happened in early October, but the fallout lasted for months after.

New York City public schools are exploring the addition of virtual instruction for students isolated due to positive COVID tests, but the mayor was adamant Tuesday any remote option for the nation’s largest system won’t expand beyond that. Romney Smith reports.

New York City public schools are exploring the addition of virtual instruction for students isolated due to positive COVID tests, but the mayor was adamant Tuesday any remote option for the nation’s largest system won’t expand beyond that. Mayor Eric Adams sought to leave no room for misinterpretation as he said, “I don’t want anyone to get this mixed...

The school district in historic Selma, Alabama is going remote after many cases of COVID-19 among teachers and staff, and in the community. “We did not have the adults available [for in-person learning], because of either testing positive or having close contact with someone who tested positive,” said superintendent Avis Williams.

Substitute shortages had long preceded the pandemic with schools struggling to retain quality candidates, but recent labor losses has exacerbated the situation.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is considering allowing the nation’s largest school district to return to some form of virtual instruction as the city weathers a wave of coronavirus cases, a reversal from his pledge a week ago to keep children in schools.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is considering allowing the nation’s largest school district to return to some form of virtual instruction as the city weathers a wave of coronavirus cases. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

Two “very upset students” reported the situation to their coaches. Now bias incident reports have been filed with the state as well as the other school district involved.

Schools in Sachem are getting new protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19, but some parents don’t love the new measures. Greg Cergol reports.

Dr. Uché Blackstock looked at coronavirus prevention strategies like mask mandates ventilation, testing and rates of vaccination before deciding to sending them to New York City public schools. “This is a decision that no parent should have to make, but here we are having to make this decision,” Blackstock says.

Democrats are speaking out more forcefully against COVID-19 school closures, recognizing a rising anger among parents worried that their kids are falling behind.

“We are having challenges right now securing orders that we’ve put in with our local health department because the tests just aren’t there,” says Superintendent Susan Enfield of the Highline School District, outside of Seattle, Washington.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the state’s mandate for masks as a COVID-19 precaution in schools and daycares will remain in effect despite a looming expiration of the requirement.

New York City’s new mayor kicked off his first full week on the job by pledging the five boroughs would power through this raging omicron wave, vowing to keep schools safely open and saying he’d like COVID testing mandatory for all students. Romney Smith reports.

Rutgers University announced sweeping enhancements to its COVID protocol as the omicron variant sends viral rates and hospitalizations soaring statewide.

New York City’s new mayor kicked off his first full week on the job by pledging the five boroughs would power through this raging omicron wave, vowing to keep schools safely open and saying he’d like COVID testing mandatory for all students. It’s not clear if the city has authority to do the latter, Eric Adams said, or if...

In a grim warning amid near record-high hospitalizations across the state, Hochul reported that more than 9,000 New Yorkers are now hospitalized with COVID-19. NBC New York’s Romney Smith and Tracie Strahan report.

NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington and Anjali Hemphill report.

New York City schools are open again – even as omicron continues to rage across the city. Anjali Hemphill and Gus Rosendale report.

Andrew Siff and Chris Glorioso have team coverage of the fight against the omicron variant of the coronavirus.