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Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Porter welcome students back for the first day of school at P.S. 25 in the Bronx. Monday, September 13, 2021. Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Tweet By David Greene  Bronx Voice September 14, 2021 Many of New York City's 1.1 million school children who were sent home last March after the COVID-19 outbreak, returned to the classrooms as the city opened public schools for in-person learning on Monday, September 14. Shortly after joining Department of Education Chancellor Alicia Ross Porter at P.S. 25 on East 149 Street in the Bronx, Mayor Bill de Blasio held a press briefing at City Hall. Photo by Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office D e Blasio said, "This is the day New York City's comeback's in full force." He continued, "This morning I saw it with my own eyes at P.S. 25 in the Bronx." When asked by a reporter about parents who are holding out before sending their children ba...

Pre-K, 3-K and Special Needs Students Head Back on Monday    Staggered School Openings for Rest Mayor Bill de Blasio announces the new phased in schedule for reopening NYC schools. -Photo by Mayor's Office Pre-K, 3-K and Special Needs Students Head Back on Monday    Staggered School Openings for Rest Subscribe in a reader By Dan Gesslein, September 17, 2020 Back to School will be delayed for the vast majority of NYC school children with half returning September 29 and the rest returning on October 1st.  Pre-K, 3-K and Special Needs students will return to the classroom on Monday.  Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the plan for a phased schedule for children to return to the classroom as well as the hiring of 2,500 additional teachers.  “For months, teachers, principals and school staff have been working hard to make sure our students have the education they deserve while putting health and safety first,” de Blasio said. “Today, we are announ...