By not closing schools, students are "putting themselves and others at risk of exposure and increasing the likelihood of bringing exposure into their homes," a teachers union leader said.
Seven states and several large school districts, including those in Los Angeles and San Diego, have closed public classrooms for at least the next two weeks because of the widening coronavirus outbreak, but the nation's largest district — New York City — and the rest of New York State have yet to pull the trigger.
Story continuesCity Councilman Justin Brannan echoed the need for a plan that helps families who"rely on our public schools for more than learning, like food, laundry, and heat." But New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo also appeared skittish about closing schools, as Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon and Virginia are doing — affecting about 6 million schoolchildren and parents.
"You close the schools, it triggers another set of issues," the governor added."It's something we're looking at on a daily basis, but it's something not without negative consequences." But just because schools must close doesn't mean children can't get free lunches. Several states, including Washington, California, Pennsylvania and Maryland have received waivers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bend the rules for allowing students to grab their lunches from a pre-approved site and take them home.
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