NYC Public School Students and Staff Deserve The Safest Possible Learning Environments: An Open Letter to Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, Commissioners Rosa, Bassett, and Chokshi, Chancellors Banks and Young (and any staff creating or implementing COVID

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An Open Letter to Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, Commissioners Rosa, Bassett, and Chokshi, Chancellors Banks and Young (and any staff creating or implementing COVID related policy)

NYC Public School Students and Staff Deserve The Safest Possible Learning Environments

The following are the minimum requirements to ensure schools are truly safe and protect the health of all children, educators, and their families. Each link takes you to that section for more detailed information:

1. Regularly post transparent, accurate, and essential data

2. Implement data-driven policies for ventilation & masks

3. Use testing to prevent spread, not as a talking point

4. Make a clear, sound, & responsible plan for future surges

5. Address the misguided pressure to return to “normal”

6. Make sure infectious students and staff observe safe isolation periods

7. Offer vaccination at school, including boosters, for staff and students

During the January surge:

• According to the NY Times, 3 children (0-17) died in NYC

• Richard “Zaire” Keyes-Neal, a District 75 student at P141K, lost his battle with COVID-19

• 1,587 NYC children between the ages of 0-17 were hospitalized with/for COVID

• 108,625 student cases were reported by the DOE’s situation room, 82% of all cases this year

• Students from 30 schools participated in a walkout demanding safer school conditions

• In-school prevalence rates rose to 15% of all students and staff tested

• Only 36% of 0-17 year olds were fully vaccinated 

• Families experienced an information blackout when situation room letters were halted for two weeks...

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