BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD SIX PeterD.Fieming Michael! Racioppo Chairperson District Manager Apt Honorable Bill de Blasio Mayor, City of New York ity Hall [New Vork, New York 10007 Dear Mayor de Blasio We, as your Brooklyn neighbors, write to you, hoping this message finds you well. “There has been much coverage yet continuing confusion over when schools will reopen. We understand thatthe timing may be subject to varying and reasonable opinions. However, when it comes 19 putting protocols and procedures in plac, ensuring the safety and health ofall our city's public Seool students and staf, there ino room for debate. These protocols should include easily administered widesp ing, availability, and use of Personal protective equipment, rigorous cleaning process, and measures such as the ability to instantly check the temperature of anyone who enters a public schoo, cad to Everyone who is part of our public schools, fom students and their parents & guardians, crossing guards, teachers, paaprofessionals, suppor staff, and administrators, have willingly ‘made unprecedented adjustments in their lives and careers. Making sure that when they retum tothe sehool bul the right thing to do i, every step i taken to ensure it's sae is public health necessity and For that reason, we are of one mind with the admonitions contained in the petition being circulated by the United Federation of Teachers. We understand that this is new tern for all of us and know that desperately needed resources have yet tobe allocated from the federal overament . If there is anything we can do to help inthe city’s push for such funding, please let us know because, as you've ssid, and we concur, we're on the same tar, Sincerely, SEO Peter D. Fleming Michael Racioppo Board Chair District Manager a L ; Owes Suzanne Turet Jerry Armer Education Committee Chair Public Safety Committee Chair 250 Baltic Street « Brooklyn, New York 11201 « www,BrooklynCB6.org