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Hundreds of students from the city’s largest school and other NYC schools walked out Tuesday

Students want 'an option to go remote,' a local journalist said

Some school leaders reportedly opted not to sanction the protest.

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Mass Student Walk-Out In New York City Protests Over School COVID-19 Safety Policies

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Mass Student Walk-Out In New York City Protests Over School COVID-19 Safety Policies

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Hundreds of students from the city's largest school and other NYC schools walked out Tuesday

Students want 'an option to go remote,' a local journalist said

Some school leaders reportedly opted not to sanction the protest

Hundreds of students across New York City walked out of their schools Tuesday in a show of defiance over COVID-19 safety protocols in classrooms. At least 600 kids left Brooklyn Technical High School, the city's largest, before noon despite the cold weather.

The students walked out of the educational facility in the biting cold to protest the lacking COVID-19 safety policies in their school amid the spread of the Omicron variant, New York Daily News reported. The students expressed concerns over "an unsafe and chaotic environment at their school" despite rising infections, the report said.

In a series of social media posts, Instagram account @ nycstudentwalkout2022 called on NYC students to participate in the Tuesday protest. The said account has more than 3,700 followers and one post, which called for a walkout at 11.52 a.m. Tuesday, gained over 16,000 likes. "Participating in the walkout is showing solidarity with our city's parents and educators," one post on the account reads.

Local newspaper journalist Sarah Belle Lin spoke with some students at the Bronx High School of Science who participated in the protest. Lin said the participating students are demanding " an option to go remote," adding that there were also students from Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan who joined the citywide protest.

The exact number of protesting students is unclear, but participation was reportedly high at the Bronx Science, Stuyvesant, and the 6,000-student Brooklyn Tech, the report said.

Sources told New York Post that teachers and administrators told participating students their participation will not be considered as unexcused absences, while other school administrators did not sanction the protest.

A junior at Brooklyn Tech told the outlet that students "don't feel safe at school" and that "there are so many cases going around and we think more should be done." Danny Mui, a sophomore at the school, said that "half the students aren't there" in his classes as some have contracted the virus while others are "afraid of COVID." Mui said that "the school just isn't doing anything about it."

New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks said the district understands students' concern "during this crisis and wholeheartedly supports civic engagement among New York City students," WABC reported. Banks also urged student leaders who participated during the protest "to discuss their concerns and ideas" with him, adding that the district has "doubled in-school testing" as part of the efforts to prevent transmissions.

Data from NYC Health revealed that the daily average of new confirmed COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, positivity rate, and probable cases in the city have been increasing over the last seven days. The city has logged more than 1.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic started.

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Mass Student Walk-Out In New York City Protests Over School COVID-19 Safety Policies

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Hundreds of students from the city's largest school and other NYC schools walked out Tuesday Students want 'an option to go remote,' a local journalist said Some school leaders reportedly opted not to sanction the protest Hundreds of students across New York City walked out of their schools Tuesday in a show of defiance over COVID-19 safety protocols in classrooms. At least 600 kids left Brooklyn Technical High School, the city's largest, before noon despite the cold weather.

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NYC students walk out of schools to protest COVID-19 conditions

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NYC students walk out of schools to protest COVID-19 conditions

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Students walked out of classes across the city Tuesday to protest school conditions amid a surge in coronavirus cases.

Participants exited buildings just before noon to lobby for remote learning options and more stringent testing procedures with COVID-19 cases spiking.

Sources at several schools said that both administrators and teachers quietly signed off on the walk out and told students that they would not be subject to unexcused absences.

Other school leaders did not sanction the protest and told students that they would be dinged for taking part, sources said.

Participation was particularly high at some of the city's most exclusive academic bastions - including Brooklyn Tech High School, Stuyvesant, and Bronx Science.

"We don't feel safe at school," a Brooklyn Tech junior told The Post Tuesday. "It's pretty much that simple. There are so many cases going around and we think more should be done."

Some students returned to class after the walkout while others called it a day and opted not to return.

Student leaders said they they wanted more testing for both staff and kids and argued that remote options were appropriate with cases rising.

Others expressed concern over cramped conditions and a lack of social distancing.

The walkout had the blessing of several teachers union factions and activist groups who have been pressing for either a remote option or a full but temporary transition to distance learning until conditions shift.

Student attendance has lagged in recent weeks but crept up to 75 percent on Monday.

The Department of Education reported more than 11,000 new COVID-19 cases among city students on Monday - the highest single day total this year.

Casting remote learning as damaging to city kids and working families, Mayor Eric Adams has rejected any calls for a distance learning option thus far.

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NYC students walk out of schools to protest COVID-19 conditions

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Students walked out of classes across the city Tuesday to protest school conditions amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Participants exited buildings just before noon to lobby for remote learning options and more stringent testing procedures with COVID-19 cases spiking.

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1. What are your thoughts?

2. Do you agree or disagree with the protest?

3. How do you feel returning back to school?

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1. What are your thoughts?

I think they did the right thing, sometimes a drastic measure is needed to draw the right attention
2. Do you agree or disagree with the protest?

I agree with it. They know how to get the people's attention
3. How do you feel returning back to school?
I am happy because I do not like online learning

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1. I think this protest may spark a chain of more protest. It was a well needed protest because Covid-19 cases are rapidly growing and schools need to be more vigilant
2. I agree with the protest because it was needed to bring attention to how students feel about being in school. Students,that possibly suffered from online schooling, doesn't want school to shut down for poor schooling policies
3. I feel like it is needed because remote learning isn't the wave... remote learning doesn't help me personally learn about anything.

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I feel as though they did the right thing taking initiative for their safety and I feel like this was the only way they could get their voices heard-Andy

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2. Do you agree or disagree with the protest? 

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2. Do you agree or disagree with the protest? 

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Yes I do agree with the protest but I also feel as though they could have handled the situation better because walking out of school is not the safest approach if covid is what the students are worried about-Andy

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3. How do you feel returning back to school?

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3. How do you feel returning back to school?

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I don't really feel comfortable going back to school because I feel like the worse that covid gets the safer it is for students to stay home-Andy

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my thoughts is that what they was doing was right because they didn't feel safe at school and the teachers didn't want to do something so they took actions

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i agree because because if they wasn't feeling like they wasn't getting heard so they took actions

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i feel like i need to go back to school because if i stay home i am going to fall behind and won't get my work done

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Everyone has their own opinion when it comes to how safe they feel in schools. If the protocols aren´t effective, you should protest it.

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I do agree because although this wasn´t allowed, it proves how serious they are about this topic.

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Online is not really giving. It´s either im on a computer screen all day or im playing the game.

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Aniyah ~ I feel like the students had the right to protest because they're prioritizing their own safety, especially since covid cases are rapidly growing

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Aniyah ~ Yes I do agree with the protest because this is basically the only way their voices will be heard

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Aniyah ~ As much as I hate being in that cramped building, being in person is better for me academically. However, I feel like it's kind of too soon to go because covid cases are still rising.

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Jaleah- I feel as if they did the right thing because it's in regards to their safety. It's not just an excuse for them to miss school, they suggested going virtual. As cases are rising again, they have the right to prioritize their health

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I agree with the protest because the students are simply standing up for their rights. They have to do something drastic to be heard

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Jaleah- I personally don't want to go back to school because cases are still rising. Plus no matter what, our school is extremely small. The minute someone gets covid, it will spread rapidly

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1. My thoughts are simple, I felt as though they did what should've been done. They did the right thing to bring in more awareness of the how dangerous covid is, and how it can affect anyone, including students.

2. I agree with the protest, if they felt the need to protest on this then I don't see the problem. They are protesting on their safety and health that is being put in danger.

3. I feel kinda mad, cuz I like learning from home where its more relaxing and chill.

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jordan-1 My thought is that I agree with the kids like if my school is not taking protocols to keep all of us safe and like want to stay open and teaches like they have to do the protocols and make sure everyone wears masks in like take some type of responsibilities of trying to so down covid case

2 I do agree with the students classes do that was me is my school didn't want to do the right things and take precautions do the covid and I to a not walk out but like the next day I wouldn't be in school because I don't feel safe in that environment

3I actually want to return back to school because this online stuff is not for me I just feel lazy and just play I don't want to be in the house and because I'm a Hands-On learner is it better for me to be in person to game information