Students all across New York state head back to school this week, with a lot of school districts starting today, some starting Wednesday and some on Thursday.
As a new school year approaches, you and your children may still be facing uncertainty from the pandemic, specifically from the threat of the Delta variant. Thoughts of your children's physical health and safety, germ transmission and mask-wearing, or about how to prepare them socially and emotionally for a return to in-person learning.
According to Betty Rosa, the head of the NYSED, they were forced to develop guidance because the state health department and Governor Cuomo's office did not.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of "The COVID-19 Report Card", which tracks real-time COVID-19 infections and testing of every New York school.