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Nov. 5 marked the end of a two-week closure for P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil, allowing many students to return to the West 236th Street campus. The school initially closed for 24 hours following two positive coronavirus tests, but saw that closure expand to14 days as coronavirus cases start to jump up a bit citywide.

Two weeks later, P.S. 24 reopens campus once again

Between parent-teacher conferences and a tumultuous presidential election, last week certainly had enough excitement for for many city public schools. But at P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil, there was another cause of excitement: A return to the West 236th Street campus. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 11/15/20

While P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil is operating on a hybrid model mixing both in-person and remote classes like most other city public schools in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, some parents hope to change that. Gemma James, parent to a first grader at the school, authored an online petition asking for in-person learning five days a week for kindergarteners, first graders and students with individualized education programs.

Forget COVID-19, youngsters need five days in classroom

It’s near impossible to follow written instructions when you can’t read. And even if you can, it might take a while for you to sound all of the words out. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 10/11/20

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