For at least the next 5 weeks, public schools in New York City, the country's largest school system, are closed as part of the effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Rashidah Harris and her husband, Khnemu, have a daughter in public school. Harris, a former administrative assistant at a corporate law firm, said she's fortunate because she can stay home with Afiya, 9.Rashidah Harris
That's something Harris said she wants to do. But her husband remains nervous about opening their Bronx home to outsiders who may unwittingly spread the virus to them. MacDonald said he's relieved that Liam no longer requires speech therapy like before, but he knows that if the coronavirus had closed schools when Liam was struggling, it"would have set him back for life."
"Most parents are not English speakers, or English is certainly not their first language," said Singer, who has children 8 and 9."How will they assist their children with online learning? No, not every family has a computer or internet, and given that community centers like libraries are closed, they will be cut off from the educational system."
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