Educators are working hard to reassure anxious parents that their kids will be safe in school, but not everyone is getting the message, or reassured.
Queens International will join a network of 17 public schools across New York City that exclusively cater to students who recently arrived from other countries.
Though the city’s Education Department seemed poised to implement a systemwide ban last summer, Mayor Eric Adams pumped the brakes on that plan, spurred in part by concerns over the costs of implementation.
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