Over 365,000 students have opted for fully remote learning this fall: DOE | Remote Learning - QNS.com

This story originally appeared on amny.com.

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Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech, Reporter at amNewYork - amNY said, Prior to the announcement that New York City public schools won’t be reopened until Sept. 21, more families continued to choose to not send their children back to school buildings at all this year.

Students across the borough — and their parents and teachers — are adjusting to remote learning. 
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As of Friday, Aug. 28, the families of 366,553 New York City public school students have requested to participate in only remotely learning this fall, according to Department of Education data released Monday. The city’s roughly 1,800 public schools educate over 1 million students.

“We know that nothing can replace in-person instruction and the many supports, including social, emotional and health benefits, that students get in the classroom,” said DOE spokesperson Katie O’Hanlon. “Using the most current data from this survey, approximately 63% of students are set to return to school buildings in September. ”

Nearly 30,000 more families have opted out of blended learning since last week, according to DOE data.
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