Amid Rising Cases, New York City Shuts Its Schools — Again

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Students line up outside P.S. 179 in the Kensington section of Brooklyn, New York, to have their temperature checked on the first day of in-person instruction Sept. 29. New York City public schools are halting in-person instruction Thursday.

Mayor Bill de Blasio had said he would close schools at a testing positivity rate of 3%, and stuck to his position. Not everyone is happy.

(Image credit: Mark Lennihan/AP)