Principals will ditch city schools in droves if Mayor de Blasio reopens classrooms in September, they told The Post. Afraid for their health and fed up with the Department of Education`s “alarming lack of preparation” for a safe reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as many as 17 percent of 1,707 public-school principals may call it quits this year. “They`re waiting to see what happens. They want to see if they have to go in or not. If they do, up to 300 may retire,” a Brooklyn principal said, citing a number he said his union president Mark Cannizzaro told members at a recent meeting. As of February, 403 NYC principals, or 24 percent, are over age 55, said Craig DiFolco, spokesman for...
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