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Despite the cold weather, New York schoolchildren still dine outside: parents are furious

'25.11.2021'

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In some urban schools, children still eat outside every day due to social distancing rules, although temperatures have dropped and parental resentment knows no bounds. The New York Post.

"It's getting a little funny now," said a mom from MS 104 in Manhattan. Here on Wednesday, November 24, at a temperature of + 3 ° C, children again tore the cheese into pieces. They ate outdoors every day this week. Into the cold. "

A mom from Park Slope Elementary School said her child also dines outdoors all year round. She also started complaining about the conditions this week.

“We haven't heard of the school's plans to move the lunch break indoors,” she said. “They are still asking parents to donate their Fresh Direct bags to school to create seating cushions. It looks like they won't be dining indoors. "

This year, the Department of Education authorized directors schools develop their own lunch schemes. In this case, it is necessary to follow the rules of social distancing.

While some manage to keep children under a roof while eating, others head out into nature.

“It's already hard enough for a small child to eat outside while wearing a mask on concrete,” said the mother of a fourth-grader in Brooklyn who ate outside this week. - What should be the weather to get inside? How cold should it get? "

According to the parents, this year their children it was allowed to eat indoors only during heavy rainfall.

Department of Education approval

On November 24, the Department of Education insisted that some children could eat indoors if they wanted.

But the parents said that they had not heard anything about these conditions yet.

“We were never told that,” said Park Slope's mother. "And none of my friends, either."

Some parents noted that teachers and administrators do not eat indoors.

“The problem is that there are no exact criteria for when children can get in,” one of them noted. - All decisions depend only on the director. I hope we won't be here in February. "

Department of Education officials said on November 24 that they would remind administrators of their policy of allowing children to dine indoors if parents request it.

“Schools and students always have the opportunity to eat indoors, even in inclement weather. for example, in the rain, at high or low temperatures, strong winds, etc., - said the representative of the DO Katie O'Hanlon. “Thanks to our amazing food service workers, schools can quickly switch to dining in different formats and locations if needed.”

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