| Ex. MET-NYC-049 | Mayor's press release No. 151-20, 'New York City to Close All School Buildings and Transition to Remote Learning' (Mar. 15, 2020)Closure of all New York City public school buildings effective March 16, 2020; remote learning from March 23, 2020 | Mayor Bill de Blasio (announcement); New York City Department of Education (implementation) | New York City (Department of Education)City | Mar. 15, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q3 | Business closureSchools and child care | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-038 | Order of the Board of Health of the City of New York to Reopen Child Care ProgramsRescission, effective July 13, 2020, of the Board's Child Care Order of April 3, 2020 (closing school-based instructional programs for ages… | Board of Health of the City of New York | New York CityCity | July 13, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Business closureSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-039 | Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Cease In-Person Instruction in Certain Areas of the CityAll public and non-public pre-K to grade 12 schools in State-designated Red and Orange cluster zones to cease all in-person instruction | Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. | New York City (State-designated Red and Orange Zones in Brooklyn and Queens, later Staten Island, the Bronx and Manhattan)City | Oct. 12, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Business closureGathering capSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-044 | Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require Schools to Meet COVID-19 Health and Safety RequirementsAll non-public and charter schools in New York City: six-foot distancing, face coverings at all times on premises and at off-site… | Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. | New York CityCity | Nov. 5, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-045 | Order Regarding COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements for Schools (rescinding the November 5, 2020 Order and the January 19, 2021 Modification Order)Rescission of the non-public and charter school requirements order following NYSDOH's April 9, 2021 three-foot distancing update | Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. | New York CityCity | May 10, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Schools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-008 | Announcement, 'Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Porter Announce Health & Safety Measures for the 2021-22 School Year' (Aug. 26, 2021)2021-22 health and safety measures: staff and contractor vaccination deadline, universal masking, testing and quarantine rules | Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter (announcement of the Department's 2021-22 requirements; the vaccination requirement was ordered by the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, MET-NYC-040 to 042) | New York City Department of Education (New York City public schools), New York (city school district)City | Aug. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-037 | Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Participation in High Risk Extracurricular ActivitiesVaccination required of DOE and PSAL charter students participating in high-risk sports and activities (singing, band, chorus, musical… | Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. | New York CityCity | Sept. 15, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Gathering capSchools and child careVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-040 | Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, and OthersProof of vaccination by September 27, 2021 for all DOE staff, City employees working in DOE school settings or buildings, staff of DOE and… | Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. | New York CityCity | Aug. 24, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-041 | Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors, and Others (rescinding and restating the September 12, 2021 Order)Proof of vaccination by September 27, 2021 for DOE staff, City employees in DOE settings, DOE and City contractors' staff, charter school… | Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. | New York CityCity | Sept. 15, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-043 | Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Individuals Working in Certain Child Care ProgramsEvery DOE-contracted Birth-to-5, Head Start, 3-K, pre-K, early-education, preschool special education (Education Law s. 4410), family child… | Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. | New York CityCity | Sept. 12, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-NYC-042 | Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Revising the Effective Date for Required COVID-19 Vaccination of Department of Education Employees, Contractors, Visitors and OthersProof-of-vaccination deadline moved from September 27 to October 1, 2021; visitors to DOE buildings must show one dose from October 4, 2021 | Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave A. Chokshi, M.D. | New York CityCity | Sept. 28, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Schools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |