De Blasio targets March 22 in-person return for NYC high school students

Only students who signed up for in-person learning in the fall will be allowed to return in March.

The mayor remains optimistic that the city can handle the initial return, which will present a mix of strategies. Around half the city’s 488 high schools will offer full-time instruction for most or all of their in-person students, while the other half will use hybrid instruction, the New York Times reported. "We have all the pieces we need to bring high school back and bring it back strong, and, of course, bring it back safely," de Blasio said at a news conference. "We are bringing our schools back fully in September, period."