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NYC keeping schools open, defying coronavirus trend

by Associated Press
| March 15, 2020 12:05 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest public school system is staying open during the coronavirus crisis, New York City's mayor said Friday, defying mounting pressure to close as he raised concerns about the unintended consequences of leaving more than 1.1 million students with no place to go.

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