Governor Cuomo has laid a new requirement on New York's school districts as they prepare to open this month.
They have to provide the State Health Department with daily data on the number of people who test positive for COVID-19 in each school beginning September 8th. They plan to put the information on an internet dashboard, updated daily.
A letter sent by State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker to all school districts today says this is so teachers and parents can see exactly how each school is doing with its COVID-19 plan.