{"id":1166139,"date":"2021-12-28T17:19:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T22:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1166139"},"modified":"2021-12-28T17:19:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T22:19:24","slug":"nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-says-science-shows-schools-need-to-be-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-says-science-shows-schools-need-to-be-open\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Says \u2018Science\u2019 Shows \u2018Schools Need To Be Open\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-says-science-shows-schools-need-to-be-open%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1166139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that schools are safe for kids to return to and need to be open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchools have been safe and schools are where kids need to be,\u201d de Blasio <a href=\"https:\/\/grabien.com\/story.php?id=361973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> during a Tuesday media briefing on the state\u2019s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201d President Biden has been so clear and strong on his message. I agree with him 100 percent. The science is clear, schools need to be open.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Schools have been some of the safest places throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and we\u2019ll keep it that way.<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1475916474673946631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEveryone talks about the needs of our kids, their health needs, physical health, mental health, nutrition needs, their social development needs, their academic needs. Schools need to be open,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<p>Children in New York City are expected to return to their schools Monday after their week long Christmas and New Year holidays. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/covid\/covid-19-data.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">growing<\/a> number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in the city, however, has sparked concern regarding the return to school, NBC New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/coronavirus\/omicron-spread-spiking-nyc-child-hospitalizations-bring-schools-issue-to-forefront\/3469924\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The city has witnessed a transmission level of 1741.65 fresh cases per 100,000 people in the last 7 days, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/covid\/covid-19-data.page#transmission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data<\/a> from NYC Health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/bill-de-blasio-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-bill-de-blasio-covid-19-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mayor<\/a> has responded to the growing number of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/28\/cdc-estimate-omicron-delta-variant-covid-19-coronavirus-dominant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Omicron<\/a> cases by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1475916474673946631?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">doubling<\/a> the volume of weekly PCR tests conducted in schools. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/21\/biden-says-covid-rapid-test-shortage-not-his-administrations-fault-because-latest-variant-was-such-a-surprise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Biden Says COVID Rapid Testing Shortage Not His Administration\u2019s Fault Because Latest Variant Was Such A Surprise)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019re DOUBLING the amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> testing in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCSchools?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCSchools<\/a>, including both vaccinated and unvaccinated students. This is how we keep our students and staff healthy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZSW656iyPK\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZSW656iyPK<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor\/status\/1475916473059225601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Around a million testing kits are making their way to schools in New York City ahead of the Jan. 3 return to school, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/1-million-test-kits-headed-nyc-schools-educators-wonder-about-january-3rd-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>During a brief appearance in de Blasio\u2019s COVID-19 briefing, Hochul said Omicron \u201cis affecting children more than the past variants,\u201d according to NBC New York. \u201cBefore we always said, \u2018Don\u2019t worry so much.\u2019 That was a different variant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is a \u201cpublic interest\u201d in children going back to school safely, Hochul said, according to reporting from WNBC-TV. \u201cWe saw the failed experiment, despite the very best efforts of incredibly hard-working, passionate teachers who did their very best with remote teaching and the parents who were just pulling their hair out at kitchen tables trying to make sure that it worked successfully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mayor\u2019s strategy to fight the new variant while not enacting a lockdown entails distributing at-home <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/23\/joe-biden-covid19-tests-long-lines-christmas-omicron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">testing kits<\/a> in classrooms where a student has tested positive. Students who receive the tests must then inform the school the following day of the results, whether they are asymptomatic or negative.<\/p>\n<p>Students in New York City schools will take two at-home tests in a week, according to de Blasio\u2019s plan, the outlet reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guarantees more consistency in their education. It guarantees fewer disruptions. And it works because here\u2019s the fact we now know: 98% of close contacts don\u2019t turn into positive cases themselves,\u201d de Blasio said, according to NBC New York. \u201cWe have a lot of evidence now that tells us this is going to be the approach that works in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that schools are safe for kids to return to and need to be open.\u201cSchools have been safe and schools are &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":372,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1166139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/372"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1166139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1166139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1166139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1166139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}