With Deaths Near Zero For Weeks, Mayor De Blasio AGAIN Delays Opening Schools, Proving He Cares More About Politics Than Children

This is just astonishing, three days before the start of the school year. De Blasio confirming now – says he spoke for hours yesterday with the head of the principals and teachers union who said schools are not ready to reopen. They have been saying this for many weeks.

— Eliza Shapiro (@elizashapiro) September 17, 2020

"I also want to be clear and very straightforward about the fact that real concerns have been raised by my colleagues," @NYCMayor says of schools re-opening in person. Goes on to cite concerns from labor unions repping principals and teachers, who have been in buildings since 9/8

— Jillian Jorgensen (@Jill_Jorgensen) September 17, 2020

I CANNOT EVEN.

And for the record, I have been one of the loudest advocates of phased reopening: https://t.co/hTM0ToT33S

But this idea has been discussed SINCE JULY.

Now… September 17th… we get this from our Mayor?? https://t.co/3ZLgYNZijk

— Karen Vaites (@karenvaites) September 17, 2020

Was on a call with a healthcare worker and mother of 4 when this broke. I read her this tweet and she said, "I've changed my work schedule in the last three weeks three times based on the schedule. I wouldn't be able to handle that at all."https://t.co/ZNsjZLJMLR

— Reema Amin (@reemadamin) September 17, 2020