The city is protesting the decision to close schools and switch to remote learning to curb COVID-19. Students returned to classrooms in the fall, but parents are urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to reopen schools and close other establishments like bars and gyms instead. The city has a policy to close schools if the COVID-19 positivity rate exceeds 3% over a week, which was recently met.

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