New York City Public High School Students to Return to Classroom on March 22: Mayor

Signs are seen outside an elementary and high school in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park in New York City, on Oct. 6, 2020. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

NEW YORK—Public high schools in New York City will welcome students back for in-person instruction on March 22, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on March 8, the latest step by the United States’ largest school system to open classrooms shuttered due to COVID-19.

“We have all the pieces we need to bring high school back and bring it back strong, and, of course, bring it back safely,” de Blasio told a news conference. “We are bringing our schools back fully in September, period.”