The mayor and the governor ought to each develop up, a Massive Apple dad and mom advocacy group stated, ripping their Saturday squabbling about when colleges ought to reopen — within the midst of the coronavirus disaster — as an embarrassing, “narcissistic feud.”
“Their lack of ability to come collectively, and make selections knowledgeable by the properly being of scholars and households, is immoral and can proceed to have disastrous penalties for our communities,” the NYC Coalition of Education Justice stated in an announcement.
The feedback got here after Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed again on Mayor Invoice de Blasio’s announcement earlier within the day that colleges would stay closed till the autumn.
Cuomo stated the choice is his alone to make, and it received’t be made within the subsequent few days.
Faculties might properly stay closed for the yr, however the choice should be for the whole metro space, together with Lengthy Island, Westchester and Rockland counties, and maybe New Jersey and Connecticut, Cuomo stated. It’s going to even be coordinated with lifting the state lockdown on individuals going to work.
Cuomo aides stated the mayor’s employees known as Albany simply 5 minutes earlier than de Blasio’s press convention to “talk about” colleges. Metropolis Corridor didn’t tell the governor’s employees that the announcement was imminent, and the mayor and governor didn’t converse straight, they advised The Put up.
Guardian activists, in the meantime, activists expressed frustration.
“Mother and father want readability on this second, however Governor Cuomo’s fixed want to have management as soon as once more takes priority over him making the precise choice for households.”
The group known as for the “narcissistic feud” between Cuomo and de Blasio to finish.
“We want leaders to put apart egos throughout this disaster and prioritize the well-being of scholars and their households,” the assertion stated.
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