Sort of below the radar. But while New York City public schools remain very much open during the omicron wave, there are a lot of parents and students voting with their feet. Overall attendance on Monday, according to the DOE website, was 80%. But there were a lot of …
2/ schools with attendance down closer to 50%. A number of schools were also taking it upon themselves to give a remote option for kids who either were quarantined or whose parents didn’t feel comfortable sending their kids to school.
3/ I think what also weighs really heavily is that the schools are three days from winter break. So if the tidal wave is hitting now, do you really keep going right up until the winter holiday or do a few days from home? A lot of parents seem to be opting for the latter.
4/ My younger son, who goes to a middle school in Manhattan, said there five kids in person in his class today. My older son, who goes to a high school in queens, had 55% attendance at his school.
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