NEW YORK – Summer school in New York will be conducted remotely, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday, citing the risks of returning children to the classroom.
The governor said it’s too early to make a decision about the fall semester. School buildings in New York have been closed since March. “Schools obviously pose risks.
They’re places of gathering. They’re on buses. They’re in classrooms,” Cuomo said at his daily briefing. Cuomo also mentioned increasing awareness about a syndrome affecting children that is thought to be linked to COVID-19.
Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome affects blood vessels and organs and has symptoms including prolonged fever, abdominal pain and vomiting.