New NYC Mayor Slams COVID 'Hysteria,' Doubles Down on Keeping Schools Open: 'This Is Traumatizing Our Children'

Billy Hallowell : Jan 5, 2022
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"...We can't continue to stop our children from developing socially and academically, and the support that they need..." -Mayor Eric Adams

[Faithwire.com] New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended his decision to keep schools open amid surging COVID-19 cases and hit back at those who are "traumatizing our children" with panic and "hysteria." (Image: via Faithwire-screengrab)

"We cannot feed into hysteria. This is traumatizing our children," he said Tuesday on CNN's "CNN's New Day." "The way adults are responding to COVID is having a negative impact on our children."

Adams, who became mayor at the start of the year, has been adamant about keeping schools open. He said he is making decisions about COVID "based on facts, not fear," and that he plans to adjust his strategy as needed.

"COVID is a formidable opponent that pivots and shifts," Adams said. "I'm going to do that."

He argued schools are the safest place for children and said there's no guarantee a child won't go outdoors or out and about even if schools shutter... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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