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    How Some Districts Are Trying To Get Anxious Families Back Into School Buildings

    Parents across the country are weighing whether to send their children to in-person school this fall. Some districts are getting creative in an effort to win them back.
    by Sneha Dey Jul 26, 2021 5 minutes
    After losing several family members to COVID-19, Paullette Healy says she isn't ready to send her son back into classrooms this fall.

    Paullette Healy isn't sure yet where her 13-year-old son, Lucas, will go to school this fall.

    She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and says New York City school buildings are in "disarray," with overcrowded classrooms and windows that barely open. She worries about classroom ventilation and social distancing.

    The city has announced it will not offer a remote learning option in the coming school year. In a statement to NPR, a NYC schools spokesperson said the district's buildings are "some of the safest places to be during the pandemic," adding that classroom ventilation systems are fully operational.

    But Healy isn't convinced.

    "It serves no purpose for [the district] to tell us that the schools are safe when we have lost parents and families to COVID during this

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