{"id":430633,"date":"2021-04-16T15:21:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T19:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=430633"},"modified":"2021-04-16T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T19:21:38","slug":"parents-in-new-york-city-are-suing-de-blasio-city-chancellor-to-reopen-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-in-new-york-city-are-suing-de-blasio-city-chancellor-to-reopen-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents in New York City Are Suing De Blasio, City Chancellor To Reopen Schools"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fparents-in-new-york-city-are-suing-de-blasio-city-chancellor-to-reopen-schools%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=430633&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2432.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A group of parents in New York City have filed <a href=\"https:\/\/iapps.courts.state.ny.us\/nyscef\/ViewDocument?docIndex=mr\/QKkOTIcRn5h1MJ2XfrQ==\">a lawsuit<\/a> against Mayor Bill de Blasio and schools chancellor Meisha Porter in order to try and get public schools to return to in-person learning.<\/p>\n<p>The Gothamist <a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/nyc-parents-sue-mayor-full-reopening-schools\">reported<\/a> that a group of nearly two dozen parents with children in New York City public schools filed the lawsuit in State Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing the city\u2019s coronavirus restrictions are keeping their children from receiving a proper education and leading to depression and suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Natalya Murakhver, the woman leading the group of Upper West Side mothers who filed the lawsuit, told the Gothamist that her children, aged 7 and 10, were struggling without in-person learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the days they\u2019re in person they\u2019re thriving, they look energized and inspired,\u201d Murakhver, told the outlet. \u201cOn days they\u2019re doing remote they look glazed, like zombies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mothers wrote in their lawsuit that New York City\u2019s refusal to provide in-person teaching five days a week violates the state\u2019s Constitution \u201cbecause it does not amount to a sound, basic education for the children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The parents point out that returning to full in-person learning \u201cposes no risk of increased COVID-19 transmission, nor has there been any credible proof or data offered of any such claim, whether in the State of New York or elsewhere.\u201d They add that, conversely, New York City\u2019s refusal to fully reopen schools \u201cput at risk the futures of an entire generation of New York City children and have long term implications for economic stability in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gothamist reported that more than half of New York City schools are open for five-day in-person learning, adding that it is \u201cunclear how many students are actually attending school on a full-time basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAround 315,000 students are learning in school buildings at least some of the week, with another 51,000 kids set to return on April 26<sup>th<\/sup>,\u201d the outlet added.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The parents suing the mayor and school chancellor, however, say that the claim that more than half the city\u2019s students have returned to five-day-a-week class instruction is misleading, since many of the students are in the classroom without a teacher, who appears virtually on a screen. The parents contend that de Blasio is ignoring the science because he is beholden to the United Federation of Teachers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a social contract when we made teachers essential workers,\u201d Murakhver said last week at a press conference. \u201cWhen they accepted that status, that meant that once they got vaccinated, they were needed back in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to the lawsuit, mayoral spokesperson Avery Cohen called the state\u2019s reopening plan the \u201cgold standard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more students in classrooms than any other city in America, and all of our schools are open for in-person learning, with the majority offering in-person learning 5 days a week,\u201d Cohen said, according to the Gothamist. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that New York City has set the reopening gold standard for districts across the country, and we will review this suit when it\u2019s filed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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