Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates & Forums
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Power Lists
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Education

COVID-19 fears prompt state Education Department to recommend cancelling some sports and other school activities

By Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech Posted on August 13, 2021
image-13

The New York State Department of Education is recommending schools in areas with high COVID-19 transmission cancel all high-risk sports like wrestling or basketball and extracurricular activities like choir and band unless all participants are vaccinated, according to new health and safety guidance.

The new guidance for reopening schools comes roughly a week after the New York State Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker revealed the department would not issue health and safety guidelines for schools across the state reopening next month. 

See the full article at amNewYork

COVID-19 fears prompt state Education Department to recommend cancelling some sports and other school activities

About the Author

More in Education

  • Screenshot 2026-05-29 at 4.26.11 PMAt Hostos Community College, Mayor Mamdani hears from young renters priced out of the Bronx
  • Glen Cove City Mayor Pam Panzenbeck swore in Luca Mandato tpo the city police department.Glen Cove City Council approves $4.9 million bond after failing to approve it two weeks prior
  • 20260518_182544Bronx residents rally against funding cuts to Renaissance Youth Center
  • Manhasset voters approved the school district’s $118.9 million budget for the 2026-27 school year Tuesday, May 19 and elected Jenna Rizzo to the Board of Education in an uncontested race.Manhasset, Port Washington voters approve school budgets, elect unopposed BOE candidates

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • MDG Design & ConstructionM/WBE Work Opportunity
  • MDG Design & Construction LLCSection 3 Work Opportunity
  • MDG Design & Construction LLCM/WBE Work Opportunity

View all jobs…

Interviews

  • Demonstrators at a past Great Neck protest against the Iranian regime.Nassau reacts to conflict in Iran
  • Mayor Pedram Bral on his 10 years in officePedram Bral on his 10 years as mayor of the Village of Great Neck
  • Trustee Michael Longobardi with wife, Patricia, and their children, Andrea and Michael in Floral Park Village Hall.Meet your official: Floral Park is family to Michael Longobardi
  • Mayor Paul Ehrbar (L.) addresses the public at a meeting for the Williston Park Board of Trustees.Full-time mayor: Paul Ehrbar’s retirement means more hours in village hall

More from Around New York

20260605_141913 (1)
Bronx Times

Hundreds convene for the first Bronx Economic Development Summit

Mount Sinai has faced increased attention ever since the hospital first restricted gender-affirming care for youth in the wake of the Trump administration's executive order early last year.
Gay City News

Mount Sinai confirms it would, if required, provide records of trans youth to Trump administration

trees
QNS

The deep-rooted history of two Woodhaven trees: Our Neighborhood, The Way It Was

sandy nurse courtroom birth letter
Brooklyn Paper

Council Members demand investigation after Brooklyn courtroom birth

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2026 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sitemap
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Inside Government
  • Videos
  • Contact