Nearly 25K public school students have opted back in to in-person learning: de Blasio

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Nearly 25,000 New York City public school students have decided to opt back in to in-person learning since the Department of Education reopened its opt-in window, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.

Speaking with WNYC's Brian Lehrer Friday morning, de Blasio said thousands of students have signed up to resume in-person learning since the city reopened its opt-in period on Wednesday.

"I do want to give you an update, Brian, this is some breaking news for you, that as of 5 p.m. yesterday, we had almost 25,000 kids already signing up to opt back in," the mayor said. "So, this is just after literally, that was after two days of the opt-in process."

"So that's, to me, a real interesting sign about the energy of parents and kids who want to come back to our schools and that process is going to go until April 7," he added. "So a reminder to all parents, you know, who are considering opt-in, you have until April 7."

New Yorkers can opt their children back in to in-person learning online at schools.nyc.gov, de Blasio noted.