NEW YORK—School is officially in session for all of the 1.1 million New York City public school students, and a mix of first day jitters was palpable among students Thursday. City officials fanned throughout the city, offering encouraging visits to schools and classrooms, adding to the excitement.
“I was very excited to come to school because I missed my friends,” 10-year-old Emily said at Young Scholars’ Academy for Discovery and Exploration in Brooklyn.
Students at New Settlement Community Campus in the Bronx got a visit from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott to start off their year.
As Bloomberg and Walcott walked into the school building with an entourage in tow, parents snapped photos and students looked on. Michael Bracero, who started seventh grade Thursday said it was “cool” that the mayor was visiting his school.
