New: Over 40k kids have switched from remote learning to in-person so far, parents still have until the end of the day to opt back in, de Blasio says

We'll get the final number Monday, but a few things to keep in mind. Only elementary school kids are actually eligible to come back for now, and we dont know how that total # breaks down. This is a significant number of opt ins, but VAST majority of kids will be home thru June

Despite the city getting rid of the 2 case rule, reducing social distancing in classrooms for young kids, proving schools have low transmission, vaxxing many teachers, ~650K parents are still staying home. The *real* challenge is convincing parents to come back in Sept.