Debate heating up about opening NYS schools

Debate heating up about opening NYS schools

CONCERNINGPREDICTIONS FROMTHE STATECOMPTROLLERTONIGHT.IT SURROUNDS THEFUTURE OFEDUCATION WITHCOVID-19 DRYING UPFINANCIALRESOURCESSTATEWIDE.THIS -- AS A POLITICALBACK AND FORTHWAGES OVER WHENSCHOOLS CAN OPENAND HOW.ED REILLY TAKES ACLOSER LOOK ASDISTRICTS FIGHT TOREBOUND.MOST OF THESUPERINTENDENTSTHAT I TALK TO , THEPARENTS THAT I TALKTO , THEY WANT TO BEOPENBUT WE WON'T DOTHAT UNLESS WE CANGUARANTEE THAT IT ISSAFE.

THAT IS WHATWE ARE WORKING ON -GETTING A SAFEENVIRONMENTTHE DEBATE OVEROPENING SCHOOLS ISBECOMMING MOREINTENSE.PRESIDENT TRUMPRECENTLY TWEETEDTHAT "THEY MUSTOPEN IN THE FALL."AND THE PRESIDENTSUGGESTEDWITHHOLDINGFEDERAL FUNDS IFTHEY DON'T.REPUBLICANCONGRESSMAN TOMREED BELIEVES ITMAKES SENSEBECAUSE SCHOOLSTHAT DO OPEN WILLNEED MORE MONEYTO DEAL WITH COVID-19 RELATEDEXPENSES.I WOULD ENCOURAGEOUR DISTRICTS TOREOPEN AND ISUPPORT USING THEFEDERAL RESOURCESAS AN INFLUENCER TOGET THAT DONEBUT GOVERNORANDREW CUOMO'SOFFICE SAID IT WON'TBE RUSHED INTOMAKING BADDECISION.I GUARANTEE YOUTHAT WE WILL GET ITRIGHT IN NYS.

WE WILLLISTEN TO EXPERTS.WE'LL LISTEN TOTEACHERS,ADMINISTRATORS,PARENTS.

AND MAKESURE WE ARE GOINGTO HAVE SOMETHINGTHAT WILL WORK FORALL STUDENTSHOWEVER .

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.FEDERAL FUNDINGCOULD BE A KEYFACTOR.NYS COMPTROLLERTHOMAS DINAPOLI - ADEMOCRAT - ISSUED AREPORT WARNINGABOUT TROUBLEAHEAD FORGOVERNMENTS ANDSCHOOLS BECAUSEOF HUGE DROPS INSALES TAX ANDREDUCTIONS INLOTERY TERMINALREVENUE .

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.ALL DUETO COVID-1DINAPOLI WANTS THEFEDERALGOVERNMENT TOPROVIDE ADDITIONALAID TO LOCALGOVERNMENTS TOPREVENT DRASTICCUTSWE NEVER EXPECTEDTHAT WE WOULD HAVETO SHUT DOWN OURENTIRE SOCIETY, OURECONOMY, AND OURSCHOOL SYSTEMSSCHOOL DISTRICTSHAVE UNTIL JULY 31STTO SUBMIT A OPENINGPLAN FOR REVIEW.GOVERNOR CUOMOWILL THEN MAKE ADECISION DURING THEFIRST WEEK OFAUGUST.YOU HAVE TO GIVEFOLKS ON THE FRONTLINE TIME TO PREPAREFOR THATBUT THE REPUBLICANLAWMAKERS ARGUETHAT IS TOO LATE.WE'VE SEEN THIS WITHALL THE PHASES.

NOGUIDANCE UNTIL THENIGHT BEFORE, MAYBETHE MORNING OF .

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.STATE SENATEMINORITY LEADERROBERT ORTT SAIDTHERE IS A GROWINGFEELING THAT THENYS LEGISLATURENEEDS TO BE MOREINVOLVED IN THESCHOOL OPENINGDECISION.IT IS STUPID TO HAVEONE PERSON MAKINGALL THESE DECISIONSTHE NYS LEGISLATUREIS SCHEDULED TORETURN TO ALBANY ONJULY 20TH TO HAVECOMMITTEE MEETINGSAND VOTE ON BILLS.

ITIS ALSO EXPECTEDTHAT THE SCHOOLOPENING ISSUE WILLBE DISCUSSED.

INHAMBURG, ED REILLY 7EWN