Student athletes want to play ball, pols take mayor to task
The kids want to play ball, and they, parents and supporters are using rallies, pressure from local politicians and other tactics to get back on the field after more than a year.
Currently, New York City is the only place in the state where school sports are still not allowed following the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that at the present time, his priority is getting kids back into the classroom.
Recently, a group of Southern Brooklyn elected officials wrote a letter to de Blasio and outgoing School Chancellor Richard Carranza urging them to bring back higher-risk sports, spring season sports-league permits, the return of Public School Athletic League (PSAL) sports, and clear guidelines on how to bring them back safely to the neighborhood.