Recently the Board of Regents and New York State Education Department (NYSED) canceled all January Regents. In past years, January Regents week was used as a "make up" week for NYC high school students. However, due to the regents' cancellation, the DOE has declared that regular days of instruction will take place throughout the month of January. This year has been nothing but stressful for everyone and especially for NYC high school students. Studying and learning from home has been nothing short of a challenge, especially when teachers give just as much work as they usually do.
Furthermore, many kids end the days with headaches due to staring at the screen for class for hours on end, only to be followed by more online homework. Simply put, NYC high school students need a break for their overall mental health. This is the wrong year to cancel regents week. We are asking, kindly, that you allow regents week to be an asynchronous makeup week.
Sincerely, NYC High School Students