NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of New York City middle school students are returning to their school buildings on Thursday for the first time since city schools were closed in November amid a surge in coronavirus infections. Classroom doors will open Thursday for the 62,000 students in grades 6 through 8 whose parents chose a mix of in-person and remote learning for their children. There are about 196,000 students in those grades in the city’s public schools. Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that bringing middle schoolers back to the classroom will give them an opportunity to learn from “talented, committed, passionate educators.”
Photo: FILE – In this Sept. 29, 2020, file photo, students line up to have their temperature checked before entering PS 179 elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
