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Cuomo announces New York schools will remain closed for rest of academic year amid coronavirus

By CHRIS SOMMERFELDT
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
MAY 01, 2020 | 11:56 AM

Gov. Andrew Cuomo(STEFANI REYNOLDS/Getty Images)

Gov. Cuomo announced Friday that schools across New York will remain closed for the rest of the academic year, saying it’s simply not “possible” to reopen amid the coronavirus crisis.

“We must protect our children,” Cuomo said during his daily COVID-19 briefing from Albany.

The governor said a decision on summer school will be made by end of May.

This is a breaking story. Please check back for updates.

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Chris Sommerfeldt is a reporter covering national politics and the Trump administration. He started working for the Daily News in May 2015 as a city desk reporter.

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