These 4 Upper West Side Schools Are Closed For Coronavirus Cases

Upper West Side NY

09 March, 2021

12:33 PM

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UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Four school buildings on the Upper West Side currently stand shuttered by coronavirus cases as the city prepares to welcome back a new cohort of students for in-person learning. In February, middle school students returned to in-person learning, after the city's schools were previously only open to elementary school students and students in District 75 with learning disabilities. However, public high school students will finally return to classrooms on March 22, Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced. In the interim, school buildings have continued to close regularly, as they are required to do when at least two COVID-19 cases linked to each other are confirmed in separate classrooms. As of Tuesday, the Upper West Side has four schools closed in the neighborhood. Here are those schools: P.S. 333 Manhattan School for Children at 154 West 93rd Street: The school is set to remain closed through Thursday.P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus School at 270 West 70th Street: The school is set to remain closed through Saturday.West End Secondary School at 227-243 West 61st Street: The school is set to remain closed through Friday.P.S. 191 at 210 West 61st Street: The school is set to remain closed through Wednesday. Temporary closures are extended to 10 days when infections occurred outside of school or a link cannot be determined. Newly-appointed schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter said high schools are expected to offer five-day-a-week in-person learning to most or all students who've signed up for classroom learning. Porter emphasized that the city will continue its strict COVID-19 testing protocols for students, cleaning and ventilation standards for classrooms and other safety measures. She also hailed the return of athletics and what it'll mean for student life. "We can expect to see students more engaged and excelling in academics," she said. De Blasio said school officials are looking into giving remote-only students and parents another chance to return to in-person learning. You can check out all the New York City schools currently closed due to coronavirus cases here. Patch reporter Matt Troutman contributed to this report.