Over Half Of District 28 Students Opt For All-Remote Learning

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — More than half of public school students in District 28 are not planning to step foot in a classroom this year.

As of Friday, 52 percent of students in the Central Queens school district had opted to attend all their classes virtually, according to newly-released Department of Education data.

District 28 — which runs from Forest Hills and Kew Gardens down to Jamaica — so far has one of the largest shares of students signed up for all-remote learning of any city school district, according to Department of Education data.

In District 26 in Northeast Queens, 60 percent of students have chosen all-remote schooling — a larger share than any other school district.

Citywide, 54 percent of students are slated for a mix of in-person and remote learning, though they have the option to switch to all-remote schooling at any time. The rest will be fully remote.

Remote learning rates vary depending on the school district and students' backgrounds, Chalkbeat New York previously reported: Non-white students were likelier to opt for all-remote schooling, while students in low-income neighborhoods were less likely to choose that option.