New York City's 1.1 million school students will be excused from class to participate in the global climate strike protests that are scheduled for this Friday.
New York New York City's 1.1 million school students will be excused from class to participate in the global climate strike protests that are scheduled for this Friday.
The city's department of education announced the news a tweet..@NYCschools will excuse absences of students participating in the #ClimateStrike on Friday 9/20. Students will need parental consent. Younger students can only leave school with a parent. https://t.co/hcBO1Cnb3m — NYC Public Schools September 12, 2019 This means middle and high school students will need to get permission, while elementary school students will still need to be signed out by a parent. Children paint on a parachute made out of paper in New York City ahead of the September 20th Youth Climate Strike.If you're a parent wanting to give permission to your child to be absent, you'll need to do so"in the same manner they normally would," the guidance reads.
New York City stands with our young people. They're our conscience. We support the 9/20 #ClimateStrike. — Mayor Bill de Blasio September 12, 2019 In New York, crowds will rally in downtown Manhattan at 12 p.m. ET, where a roster of young climate activists will speak. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg, who sailed to New York to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, is one of the speakers. Thunberg shared the news of the excused absences on Facebook, challenging other governments to do the same."Time is running out...", she wrote.
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