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b'This week New York City\\u2019s public schools will close their doors and students will once again undertake online instruction.\\n\\nThe shutdown was triggered when 3 percent of coronavirus tests in the city came back positive over seven days. There are questions, however, around this number being used as a trigger \\u2014 some health officials maintain that schools are safe.\\n\\nWhen is the right time for schools to reopen and what is the right threshold for closures? We explore what lessons New York City\\u2019s struggles hold for the rest of the nation.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nGuest: Eliza Shapiro, who covers New York City education for The New York Times, walks us through the city\\u2019s decision to reopen schools and the difficult decision to shut them down.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nWe want to hear from you. Fill out our survey about The Daily and other shows at: nytimes.com/thedailysurvey\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFor more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0New York City\\u2019s public school system will close this week, moving to all-remote instruction and disrupting the education of roughly 300,000 children.As schools close again, frustrated and angry parents say the decision does not make the city safer.'