April 8, 2021 By Allie Griffin
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced sweeping changes to the city’s COVID-19 closure policies for New York City public schools.
The city has doubled the number of coronavirus cases that requires the Department of Education to close a school for 10 days.
Beginning Monday, schools will close for in-person instruction if four or more cases of the coronavirus are detected among students or staff within one week, de Blasio announced Thursday.