NYC public high school student claims schools are chaos amid COVID
An anonymous New York City public high school student claimed that their school is ‘beyond control’ and should revert back to remote learning due to the sheer number of teachers calling out sick as the Omicron variant causes a surge in covid cases.
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The Bronx Science student said that large numbers of teachers have been calling out sick, claimed there was ‘no learning occurring,’ and called study hall a ‘super spreader event.’
The student said that the school has been ‘quiet and empty’ with many teachers and students staying home with positive COVID tests, or to avoid one.
‘I should note that in study hall and with subs we literally learn nothing. I spent about 3 hours sitting around today doing nothing,’ they wrote on Reddit.
The student claimed that their specialized high school has lost control with students easily cutting class because ‘health conditions were safer outside of the auditorium.’
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A student from Bronx Science anonymously shared a post on Reddit describing the chaos that has erupted in New York City public schools due to the Omicron variant
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Mayor Eric Adams has refused to shut down in-person learning and switch to remote classes even as the highly-contagious Omicron variant surges, saying the safest place for children to be right now is in school.
On Friday, New York State saw its highest death toll from COVID since the beginning of vaccinations for the second day in a row.
While things aren’t as dire as during the pandemic’s peak, cases continue to go up.
The state recorded 82,094 new cases of coronavirus and 155 new deaths due to COVID. New York City alone is responsible for 32,799 cases and 586 new hospitalizations.
The anonymous explained that the bathrooms of their public high school are filled with students taking at-home COVID tests and that the virus is the only topic of conversation at school.
‘It has completely taken over any function of daily school life,’ they wrote.
‘I had one kid ask me — with his mask down, by the way — whether a ‘faint line was positive,’ proceeding to show me his positive COVID test,’ the student recounted.
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Another student allegedly tested positive in the crowded auditorium sending their classmates running and screaming.
The anonymous student accused Bronx Science of ‘negligence’ claiming that the school has failed to report the correct number of positive COVID cases to the Department of Education. The student claims about 10% of their high school has COVID, with positive cases quickly accumulating.
The escalating danger of contracting COVID has forced the high school student, who previously ‘adamantly opposed’ remote learning, to push for it despite it being ‘absolutely detrimental to the mental health’ of students.
‘At the present time, however, schools cannot teach and function well enough in person. We must go remote,’ they insisted.
Many people replied to the Reddit post claiming to be New York City public school teachers or students with similar stories.
One teacher said that they have had to give up their planning period to cover absent teachers’ classes. They even noticed one study hall class taking place with no adult in sight.
‘Each class is missing about a third of the kids at a time, and we’re getting constant notifications of being close contacts,’ they wrote.
The teacher boldly claimed that the ‘education quality is negative’ and that the next few weeks of in-person learning are going to be ‘worthless’ and ‘unsafe.’
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Mayor Adams has firmly stood by his decision to continue in-person learning throughout the Omicron COVID spike. New York City schools even remained open through Friday’s snow storm, which had meteorologists warning residents of a treacherous morning commute.
The newly-appointed mayor has continued to argue that students are safer at school despite the recent wave of COVID which has hit the city as students returned to classes on Monday from their winter break.
‘I’m not going to allow the hysteria to prevent the future of my children receiving a quality education,’ Adams said on CNN.
Adam’s stance follows President Biden’s recommendation for schools to remain open.
‘We have no reason to think at this point that Omicron is worse for children than previous variants,’ Biden said on Tuesday. ‘We know that our kids can be safe when in school.’
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