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From YouTube: COVID-19 Media Availability 10-7-20 (Captioned Version)
Description
Mayor Walsh hosts a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19.
A
Thank
you,
everybody.
I
want
to
stop
by
apologizing
for
the
fact
that
we
don't
have
a
sign
language
interpreted
today.
We
learned
this
morning
that
we
didn't
there
wasn't
one
available
for
us,
we'll
be
posting
a
fully
captioned
video
of
this
news
conference
as
well
as
text
transcripts
online.
So
anyone
will
have
that
online
for
you,
the
latest
covert
numbers
here
in
massachusetts.
As
of
yesterday
454
confirmed
cases,
a
total
now
of
133
359
confirmed
cases
in
the
commonwealth.
A
B
Thank
you
mayor
since
the
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic,
the
administration
has
committed
to
sharing
data
with
all
of
you
and
with
the
media
in
a
timely
and
transparent
manner.
That's
why
the
mayor
has
held
these
conferences
and
why
we've
continued
to
make
sure
that
we're
sharing
the
latest
data
collected
by
the
boston
public
health
commission.
We
also
accurately
update
the
the
website
at
boston.gov
coronavirus,
as
well
as
at
bphd.org,
when
the
data
is
released.
B
Sharing,
clear
and
accurate
information
is
essential
to
making
sure
that
we're
making
good
public
health
decisions
and
being
led
by
by
science,
which
the
mayor
has
been
from
the
very
beginning.
We
all
need
to
understand
the
situation
that
we're
dealing
with,
so
we
can
work
together
to
limit
the
spread
of
covet
in
boston
and
limit
the
harm
that
it
causes
and
move
forward
safely
and
equitably,
and
that's
been
at
the
center
of
what
we've
been
attempting
to
do
all
along
the
way.
B
The
most
current
data
that
we
have
is
for
the
seven
days
ending
on
saturday
october
3rd
and
I'd
like
to
share
a
little
bit
of
information
about
that
data.
The
number
of
people
that
have
been
tested
have
roughly
stayed
the
same.
Around
1800
individuals
have
been
tested
per
day
on
the
average,
the
average
number
of
positive
tests
increased
from
65.6
to
73
positive
tests
per
day,
and
that
has
created
a
seven
day,
moving
average
of
positive,
a
positive
test
rate
of
4.1
percent,
that's
up
from
our
previous
seven
day,
average
that
we
had.
B
We
continue
to
see
increased
covet
activity
week
over
week,
and
this
small
increase
has
also
spread
into
some
different
neighborhoods.
In
particular,
for
the
last
week,
hyde
park
saw
a
significant
increase
in
its
positive
rate.
Dorchester,
which
had
gone
up
remains
level
and
east
boston,
which
we
all
know
had
been
very
high.
Close
to
12
percent
in
the
past
has
seen
a
small
decrease
as
well
from
week
to
week.
B
We
continue
to
respond
to
this
activity
to
make
sure
that
we
can
get
folks
access
to
the
care
they
need
with
testing
resources,
with
outreach
in
multiple
languages
and
with
steps
to
target
communities
that
are
seeing
the
biggest
increase.
That's
been
door-to-door
activity,
business
to
business
activity,
increasing
access
to
our
mobile
testing
and
making
sure
that
we
can
take
care
of
those
who
need
it.
The
most.
B
As
we
continue
to
look
at
the
metrics,
we
will
continue
to
do
that
as
well
as
the
state
metrics.
We
know
put
us
in
the
red
last
week
and
will
likely
have
us
in
the
red
again
today
before
point.
One
does,
for
the
first
time
put
us
over
a
threshold
for
taking
a
harder
look
at
where
we
are
with
reopening
as
specific
to
boston,
public
schools.
B
So
the
administration's
been
consulting
with
our
public
health
experts
at
the
boston
public
health
commission,
as
well
as
at
the
state
about
what
kind
of
guidance
this
data
calls
for
and
what
decisions
need
to
be
made
in
reference
to
the
coveted
spread
in
the
community.
Given
that
information
I'll
turn
it
back
to
the
mayor
to
tell
us
a
little
bit
more
about
where
we
are.
A
I
want
to
thank
marty,
martinez
and
the
team
at
health
human
services
for
the
great
work
they
do
throughout
this
pandemic.
In
addition
to
sharing
the
data
we
have
made
decisions
here
in
the
city
based
on
science.
Our
priority
priority
is
to
protect
bostonians
health
and
safety,
with
special
consideration
for
our
most
vulnerable
residents.
A
That's
how
that
we're
moving
forward
based
on
the
latest
data,
the
city-wide
positive
rate
puts
us
over
four
percent
threshold
that
we
established
for
moving
forward
in
our
phased-in
hybrid
learning
plan
for
the
boston
public
schools.
This
is
somewhat
conservative
threshold
that
we
have
here,
the
national,
the
state,
the
national
and
the
global
pandemic.
Health
standards
generally
focus
on
specifically
a
five
percent
test
rating.
A
A
A
Today,
today,
wednesday,
our
schools
are
fully
remote,
but
we
will
reopen
tomorrow
to
continue
serving
the
highest
needs
students
in
our
district,
whose
families
opted
to
begin
with
hybrid
learning
last
week.
This
decision
is
based
on
the
guidance
of
our
public
health
experts
and
in
consultation
with
state
officials
in
public
health
and
in
education,
and
it's
consistent
with
our
decision
to
prioritize
our
highest
need
students
in
the
plan.
A
A
I
witnessed
it
myself
last
week
when
I
visited
several
schools,
I
saw
smiles
on
little
kids
faces.
I
was
at
the
ellis
and
I
saw
a
little
girl
some
of
the
pressures
there.
There
was
the
line
of
press
and
the
line
of
teachers.
Little
girl
ran
by
us
all
up
and
hugged
her
teacher.
She
was
so
happy
to
be
in
the
school
at
the
carter
school,
where
there
was
three
students:
non-verbal
learning
how
to
communicate
one
child
through
a
smile,
another
child
through
the
movement
of
his
eyes
and
his
head.
A
A
So
far
about
1300
students
have
been
on
our
schools
each
day
since
thursday,
with
125
schools.
That's
an
average
of
little
over
10
students
per
school
with
the
protocols
that
we
have
in
place.
The
public
health
guidance
says
we
can
provide
the
vital
in-person
learning
services
for
all
of
the
highest
needs,
students
who
have
decided
and
parents
have
decided
to
opt
in.
A
We
are
all
committed
to
meeting
everyone's
needs
together.
We
continue
to
make
hybrid
in-person
learning
an
option
for
them
as
long
as
the
public
health
guidance
supports
that,
and
we
are
committed
to
keeping
every
family's
choice
at
the
heart
of
their
plan.
Every
family.
Every
student
every
grade
will
continue
to
have
the
options
of
fully
remote
learning.
A
A
A
C
Thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
for
recognizing
the
incredible
hard
work
of
our
bps
staff
to
ensure
that
our
buildings
are
safe
for
both
our
students
and
our
teachers
and
all
of
our
educators
in
ensuring
that
they
can
come
back
to
school.
Thank
you
also
to
all
of
your
cabinet
members
and
staff
members
within
the
city.
This
has
truly
been
an
all
hands
on
deck
approach
and
we
feel
incredibly
supported
by
you
and
the
whole
team,
and
thank
you
chief
martinez,
for
guiding
us
through
this
difficult
time.
C
C
Last
thursday,
we
welcomed
back
our
high
in-person
priority
students
back
to
school,
and
I
got
to
do
that
with
you
mayor,
and
it
was
absolutely
fantastic
day.
It
was
great
to
see
our
students
arrive
for
the
first
day
of
in-person
learning
at
their
schools
in
over
six
months.
It
was
heartwarming
to
see,
because
this
is
what
we've
been
working
so
hard
for
these
past
seven
several
months
and
to
see
all
of
our
teachers
welcome,
welcoming
them
with
all
of
their
love.
C
C
Six
months
is
a
long
time
for
students
to
be
out
of
school,
and
this
wasn't
just
any
six
months.
It
was,
and
continues
to
be,
a
difficult
time
for
all
of
us,
but
this
impact
is
not
felt
the
same
for
all
of
us
working
in
public
education.
We
saw
inequities
that
already
we
knew
existed,
become
exacerbated
by
this
pandemic.
C
During
a
time
of
such
uncertainty,
it
is
expected
to
feel
anxiety
to
be
a
little
bit
scared
and
to
want
more
certainty
and
more
comfortability
for
ourselves
and
for
those
around
us
that
we
love
for
so
many
of
our
students.
They
need
this
added
support
and
critical
services
that
we
provide
for
them
when
they're
inside
our
schools.
C
They
need
the
caring
adults
that
love
them.
Our
teachers
and
our
school
leaders
who
have
been
coming
every
single
day.
Our
nurses
and
our
paraprofessionals,
who,
day
in
and
day
out,
provide
these
services
and
all
of
our
wonderful
staff
from
nutrition
staff
to
our
bus
drivers
to
our
central
office
staff.
C
Our
facilities
are
safe
and
ready.
The
bps
team
has
worked
entirely
tirelessly
over
the
last
few
months
to
get
them
ready.
They've
repaired
windows,
they've
replaced
filters,
they've,
upgraded
bathrooms,
installing
sanitation
stations
they've
been
providing
masks
and
other
specialized
ppe
equipment
for
those
who
need
them
arranging
furniture
and
posting
signage
for
social
distancing.
C
We
have
foggers
that
sanitize
our
school
buildings
between
groups
coming
and
on
weekends,
we've
been
ensuring
that
there's
been
enough
supplies
and
hand
sanitizer
and
other
sanitation
products
at
all
of
our
schools,
I'm
so
very
proud
of
all
of
our
bps
team
and
very
confident
in
our
safety
and
health
protocols
that
we've
put
in
place
work
in
conjunction
with
the
boston,
health,
commission
and
our
city
of
boston.
Colleagues,
we've
put
all
of
this
in
place
to
ensure
that
we
can
stay
open
for
our
high
priority
students.
C
As
the
mayor
mentioned
yesterday,
our
schools,
with
the
highest
amount
of
students
had
50
students
attending
in
person.
Many
of
our
schools
have
had
just
a
handful
of
students
in
them.
In
total.
Yesterday
we
saw
under
1300
students
attend
school
in
person,
and
this
has
been
about
our
daily
average
and
we
think
we
can
continue
to
do
that
for
these
thirteen
hundred
students
that
are
coming
to
us
and
need
us
the
most.
C
C
I
want
to
reiterate
that
our
hybrid
learning
model
is
opt-in
if
at
any
point
a
family
decides
that
is
best
for
their
child
to
learn
remotely
families
can
easily
make
that
change.
We
can.
We
have
a
form
on
our
website
available
in
10
languages,
and
they
can
also
notify
their
teachers
or
their
school
leader.
C
Every
time
I
have
an
opportunity
to
stand
here
before
you,
I
feel
compelled
to
ask
our
entire
community
to
please
follow
the
public
health
guidelines
so
that
our
numbers
stay
low
and
we
can
continue
welcoming
our
students
back
to
school.
It
is
truly
going
to
take
a
village.
We
need
you
to
wear
your
mask.
Wash
your
hands
frequently
clean
high
touch
areas
do
not
go
out
if
you
are
not
feeling
well
and
please
avoid
crowds
and
large
social
gatherings,
we
all
have
to
do
our
part.
C
D
D
Some
of
our
children
in
person
learning
is
just
a
necessity.
It
is
not
even
that
we're
so
I've
heard
people
say:
oh
the
babysitter.
It
is
that
some
of
our
children
have
regressed
and
decomposed.
So
much
of
those
six
in
those
six
months
when
there
was
no
in-person
learning
or
access
to
the
services
that
they
required
to
thrive.
D
You
know
so
here
I
stand
and
I'm
really
focused
on
parent
choice.
Families
make
the
best
decisions
they
can
for
their
children
and
these
300
or
2600
parents
that
have
made
the
decision
for
in-person
learning
for
their
students.
They
made
that
choice
based
on
the
fact
that
their
children
needed
to
be
back
in
school
to
thrive.
These
children
could
not
have
another
lost
year.
D
This
opportunity
to
be
back
in
school
has
changed
our
children
just
seeing
them
and
start
to
open
up,
and
just
these
two
days
of
being
in
school.
It's
almost
like
seeing
different
children
honestly
when
you
just
see
the
way
that
they
are
opening
up
and
starting
to
some
of
them
are
starting
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
they're
starting
to
lose
some
of
those
social
skills
and
even
with
some
of
the
therapies
they
were
receiving.
D
We
are
seeing
a
change
and
we
know
that
in-person
services
need
to
remain
for
our
high-knee
students
that
have
disabilities
in
our
other
high
needs.
Students
that
are
english
language,
learners,
homeless,
students,
tcf
care
and
concrete
care.
Students
that
need
in
person
learn
that
option
and
the
keyword
is
option
for
our
parents,
because,
as
a
parent,
I
stand
here
saying
that
I
choose
in
person
learning,
because
my
children
need
it.
D
But
if
another
family
chooses
all
remote
because
that's
what
they
decide
is
best
for
their
family,
that
is
their
choice,
and
that
is
what
works
for
them.
So
we
are
grateful
that
the
district
has
decided
to
continue
to
prioritize
in-person
learning
services
for
our
high-knee
students
that
we
all
know
desperately
needed
it.
D
D
They
really
have
suffered
enough
and
they
can't
get
this
time
back
in
their
life.
It's
hard
to
recoup
a
school
year
when
you
are
already
suffering
and
we're
behind
because
of
all
the
different
things
going
on.
Our
children
are
resilient,
but
they
still
need
these
services
at
home.
We
can't
provide
all
these
wrap-around
services
that
the
school
provides
when
our
children
are
in
school
and
as
large
of
a
district
as
we
are
with
55
000.
D
I
think
we
can
handle
1300
honestly
safely,
because
those
those
families
believe
that
the
school
district
can
keep
their
children
safe.
That's
why
they
sent
them
in.
We
don't
send
our
children
in
to
be
unsafe.
We
wouldn't
do
that.
We
love
our
children,
so
the
fact
that
we
sent
them
in
trust
me
that
means
that
we
believe
that
they
are
safe
in
the
school
setting
and
their
overall
well-being
needs
in-person
learning.
D
D
So,
even
with
the
the
four
days
or
two
days.
Remember
those
that
can't
that
does
mean
that
the
days
school
is
remote
on
that
wednesday.
They
they
are
not
able
to
access
that,
so
they
don't
even
get
five
days
of
learning,
so
they're
already
getting
less
no
matter
what?
Because
there
is
a
day
we
don't
provide
in-person
learning.
D
I
think
we
just
need
to
continue
to
pivot
and
be
creative,
we're
learning
more
information
as
far
as
safety
rates
and
other
things
going
on
and
making
modifications
to
the
schools
and
supplies,
and
we
need
to
keep
the
focus
on
the
children
and
what
their
needs
are,
and
we
all
come
together
at
the
table
with
the
focus
on
what
our
children
need
to
be
able
to
thrive
and
allowing
families
to
choose
what
is
best
for
their
children.
Also,
then,
you
know
we
will
be
a
better
society
for
it.
D
E
I'd
like
to
thank
mayor
walsh
and
superintendent
cassellius
for
their
efforts
over
the
course
of
the
covid19
pandemic,
to
create
a
plan
for
this
school
year,
informed
by
public
health
professionals
and
dedicated
to
the
well-being
of
our
kids.
I
also
want
to
thank
our
educators,
custodians
bus
drivers,
maintenance
staff
and
all
of
our
bps
bps
workers
for
working
around
the
clock
for
our
kids.
E
E
For
some
of
these
students
having
the
option
for
in-person
learning
is
so
much
more
than
just
being
in
a
classroom
for
students
with
disabilities,
it
can
mean
access
to
their
service
provider
for
basic
services,
and
many
of
those
needs
are
not
met
through
remote.
In
instruction
like
speech,
therapy
or
visual
aid
support,
some
of
which
roxanne
had
referenced
for
our
students
experiencing
homelessness,
it
can
mean
the
only
stable
environment
to
access
social,
emotional
support
and
food
security
being
in
the
classroom
with
trusted.
E
Teachers
and
support
staff
is
where
they
are
at
home
and
where
they
find
safety.
As
chair
of
education
and
a
former
boston
public
schools,
high
school
teacher
ending
student
family
homelessness
has
been
one
of
my
top
priorities
since
joining
the
boston
city
council.
Through
my
time
on
the
council,
the
mayor
and
his
administration
have
been
a
strong
partner,
helping
to
make
boston
a
leader
in
supporting
homeless
students
and
ending
youth
homelessness.
E
Last
year,
over
the
last
years,
we've
identified
five
thousand
students
experiencing
homelessness,
and
we
know
that
the
impact
the
economic
impact
of
this
pandemic
has
magnified.
That
number
I've
been
proud
to
work
with
mayor
walsh,
to
secure
1.8
million
dollars
in
funding
to
support
these
students
in
their
schools
and
to
create
new
resources
at
the
school
level.
E
I
know
for
my
time
working
on
this
issue
that
giving
families
with
high
needs
students
an
option
of
safe
in-person
learning
is
the
right
decision
for
students
and
families
experiencing
homelessness.
During
the
pandemic,
I've
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
with
bps
families
directly
impacted
by
the
absence
of
these
services,
because
remote
learning
was
impossible
for
their
child.
For
these
families,
having
the
option
of
in-person
learning
is
essential
for
their
long-term
health,
safety,
well-being
and
academic
achievement.
E
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
in
partnership
with
the
administration
and
with
our
school
leaders
and
our
teachers
across
the
district.
Today's
announcement
represents
an
important
step
to
ensure
that
these
families
and
our
schools
are
being
supported
during
these
difficult
and
unprecedented
times.
Thank
you,
mayor
walsh,.
A
Thank
you
very
much
counselor
and
thank
you
roxanne
and
superintendent
casilius.
I
want
to
thank
marty,
martinez,
carolyn,
kane.
Everyone!
That's
here
today.
I'm
confident
that
moving
forward
together
as
a
community
committed
to
supporting
our
most
vulnerable
students
and
family
is
something
that
we
will
do
in
our
city
and
to
keep
moving
forward.
I
want
to
remind
everyone,
as
the
superintendent
did
we're
asking
people
to
continue.
Wear
your
masks,
wash
your
hands
with
soap
and
warm
water
continue
to
keep
six
feet
distance
from
each
other.
A
A
Just
a
couple
of
quick
updates
on
housing
and
I'll
go
more
into
it
at
the
next
press
conference,
but
the
state
moratorium
on
eviction
ends
on
october
17th
in
10
days
and
we're
determined
to
prevent
people
from
losing
their
homes.
We've
been
working
on
filing
an
ordinance
with
the
city
council
on
monday,
calling
the
housing
stability
notification
act.
It
says
whenever
a
property
owner
sends
a
notice
to
quit
to
a
tenant,
they
must
accompany
that
notice
with
information
that
will
provide
the
rights
about
resources
available
to
tenants.
A
It's
the
first
step
in
the
process
and
we're
doing
also
some
more
important
steps.
Now
we've
testified.
I've
testified
at
the
state
house
on
the
jim,
brook
stabilization
act
to
prevent
evictions
where
it
did
not
pass
at
the
state
house.
Many
of
these
preventions
or
precautions
that
were
in
this
legislation
would
would
work
for
us
right
now,
work
for
our
most
vulnerable
residents
around
the
city
of
boston.
Right
now,
we're
also
we're
facing
a
potential
crisis.
A
As
a
city,
we
must
use
the
power
of
what
we
have
to
provide
whatever
we
can
do
to
help
so
we're
sending
out
a
mailer
in
nine
different
languages
of
46
000
households
around
the
city
of
boston
that
might
be
in
risk
of
eviction.
It
tells
them
clearly
that
they
don't
they
don't
have
to
leave
their
homes
if
they
receive
in
order
to
quit.
A
It's
also
we're
working
with
homeowners
in
the
city
of
boston
to
help
them
as
well,
because
they're
they're
also
hitting
this
very
difficult
financial
time
and
we're
asking
everyone
to
contact
our
office
of
housing.
Stability.
We've
also
asked
landlords
invited
them
to
sign
on
to
a
housing
stability
pledge
to
take.
A
We
have
25
property
owners
around
the
city
of
boston
managers
who
provide
housing
to
low-income
renters
and
have
agreed
to
sign
our
pledge,
so
we're
asking
everyone
to
continue
we're
going
to
continue
to
work
together
and
I'll
have
much
more
information
at
the
next
press
conference
to
talk
about
that
as
we
move
forward
here.
A
couple
of
last
things.
I
just
want
to
say
two
more
points
and
then
I'm
going
to
open
up
for
questions,
because
I
know
there's
a
lot
here
about
schools
today,
that's
the
main
takeaway
from
today's
press
conference.
A
The
first
thing
is
that
the
2020
census
october
31st,
is
the
final
day
for
the
2020
census
october
31st,
for
signing
up
we're,
asking
people
to
go
to
my
census,
my2020census.gov
or
call
844
3302
right
about
a
57
rate
right
now
for
bostonians
who
filled
out
the
census
form.
That
is
a
bad
number.
We
need
to
get
that
number
higher
they're,
claiming
in
washington.
The
numbers
across
the
country
are
higher,
that's
not
the
case,
so
I'm
asking
every
bostonian
to
fill
out.
A
This
form
go
to
my2020census.gov
to
fill
out
the
form,
something
that's
really
important
and
I
want
to
end.
I
usually
try
to
end
these
press
conferences
on
a
positive
note,
but
unfortunately,
today
I
can't
yesterday
we
all
saw
a
disturbing
video
from
from
the
fw
parkway
in
high
in
west
roxbury
city,
collins
city,
state
representative,
eddie
carpenter,
reached
out
to
me,
with
first
with
the
video
city
council
and
isabe
george
reached
out,
it
was
a
disturbing
video
to
watch.
A
It
was
unacceptable
in
so
many
ways
it
violates
someone's
rights
just
because
of
the
color
of
their
skin
and
it's
unacceptable.
Earlier
this
morning
I
talked
to
the
the
man
in
the
video
and
we
had
a
conversation
about
first
of
all,
what
was
going
through
his
head,
but
also
understanding
what
this
is
about.
I've
reached
out
to
the
boston
police
department
to
have
them
reach
out
to
federal
authorities
to
see
what
this
is
all
about
it
really
again,
it's
unacceptable
is
the
fact
that
ice
has
not
confirmed
or
denied
these.
A
If
these
were
agents
in
boston,
we
believe
in
the
power
of
community
policing
and
it's
the
important
trust
between
law
enforcement
and
our
community
to
make
sure
that
we
ensure
public
safety
for
everyone.
Incidents
like
this
have
no
place
in
our
city
have
no
place
for
this
in
our
country.
Quite
honestly,
it
causes
real
pain
and
fear
and
concern.
A
So
I
just
wanted
to
let
everyone
know
that
we
are
on
top
of
this
we're
working
on
it.
That's
all
the
information
I
have
at
this
moment
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
be
asking
questions,
and
I
plan
on
having
another
conversation
a
little
later
this
morning
with
the
gentleman
that
was
in
the
video
I'm
not
going
to
reveal
his
identity
right
now,
because
he'll,
let
him
do
that,
but
clearly
he
was
shook
up
yesterday,
what
he
explained
to
me
and
it's
still
unclear
why
this
happened.
A
A
Yeah
the
question
is
about
protocols
that
seem
to
work.
Are
you
talking
about
the
cleaning
protocols
and
protocols
in
the
schools?
Yeah?
You
know,
lots
of
work
has
gone
into
reopening
boston,
public
schools
in
private
schools,
too.
I
mean
they've
done
their
work
too.
We're
on
calls
with
them.
Charters,
parochials,
we're
literally
on
calls
with
them
once
a
week
and
they're
looking
data.
A
A
The
complexity
of
our
district,
compared
to
maybe
a
private
school
private
school,
is
a
one
school
and
you're
able
to
put
precautions
in
that
one
school.
We
have
125
schools,
many
of
our
kids,
you
know,
might
wake
up
in
the
morning
and
they
live
in
dorchester
and
their
their
school
is
in
brighton
and
we're
busting
them
across
the
city
or
they're,
taking
public
transportation.
A
That's
what
makes
things
more
complicated,
I'm
hoping
to
see
these
numbers
come
down,
hopefully
over
the
next
couple
of
weeks
get
out
of
the
red
get
under
four
percent,
and
then
we
can
keep
the
phase
in
approach.
I
am
glad
that
we
did
the
phased-in
approach,
because
the
phase
in
approach
allows
us
the
opportunity
not
to
disrupt
the
whole
school
so
as
we're
as
as
we
had
these
the
kids
that
are
in
school
tomorrow
and
yesterday
as
they're
in
school.
A
F
A
I
think
touch
briefly
upon
some
testing
we're
looking
at
expanding
testing
for
our
staff
in
schools.
You
know
we
have
a
testing
facility
at
fenway
park
for
teachers,
not
many
people
have
accessed
that
testing
facility,
so
we're
looking
at
how
do
we
bring
that
testing
closer
to
the
school?
So
it's
about
testing
and
it's
also
about
washing
your
hands
wearing
a
mask
keeping.
You
know
where
you
can't
keep
distance.
A
Yeah,
there's
a
question
there's
a
question:
the
question
is:
is
there
a
point
where
we
delay
hybrid
and
go
all
remote?
It's
a
great
great
question.
I
can't
answer
it.
It's
unpredictable.
You
know
this
virus.
Since
the
summer
we've
been
on
a
steady
decline
in
our
cases
and
numbers,
you
know
we
have
to
have
school,
our
kids
are
better
in
school.
A
We
need
to
make
sure
we
put
the
precautions
in
place
that
when
we
get
under
four
percent
again
for
for
phase
three
four
five
and
six,
it's
all
opt-in.
So
if
parents
and
students
feel
they
should
go,
they
can
send
their
kids
to
school.
They
will-
and
I
think
by
that
point
they'll
be
comfortable.
I
I
don't
want
to
answer
that
question.
A
So
the
phased-in
approach
is
next
thursday
we
were
going
to
start
phase
three.
Let
me
just
go
from
the
beginning:
real
quick
to
tell
people
phase.
One
is
online.
We
start
school
up
every
once
learned
online
remote
phase.
Two
was
the
highest
need,
students
they
started
last
week.
They
came
in
in
group
a
and
group
b
and
we
started
school
phase.
Three
was
to
begin
next
thursday
and
then
phase
four
was
to
begin
two
weeks
from
next
thursday.
A
Obviously,
if
we're
about
four
percent
phase,
three
and
phase
four
will
probably
have
to
be
pushed
a
little
further
out
if
we're
under
three
percent
under
four
percent
or
four
percent
or
under
then
we'll
be
able
to
have
a
conversation
about
starting
phase
three
and
then
phase
four
and
it's
all
opt
in.
So
if
a
parent
chooses
not
to
send
their
kids
to
school
and
we're
preparing
our
buildings
for
those
for
the
increase
of
students
right
now,
as
roxanne
said,
our
students
roughly
were
about
1300
students
in
schools
right
now.
A
Currently,
today,
that's
an
average
of
about
10
per
school,
but
some
schools
have
50
and
40
and
30
kids
in
them.
So
it's
obviously
not
10
kids.
So
what
we're
doing
is,
is
you
know
the
school's,
not
full,
so
we're
adapting
to
learn
how
we're,
educating
and
and
and
taking
care
of
our
kids
in
those
situations,
but
we're
also
going
to
have
hopefully
in
the
course
of
next
month,
more
kids
coming
into
school.
So
we
phase
it
in
so
that
so
that
leaders
can
find
where
the
issues
are.
A
Teachers
can
see
where
the
shortfalls
are
and
how
we
can
adapt
and
adjust
on
the
fly,
and
this
is
constantly
an
evolution.
Every
day
is
going
to
change.
Every
way
we're
going
to
deal
with
a
different
situation
is
going
to
be
handled
differently
and
we're
going
to
learn
things
that
we
didn't
know.
So
when
we
created
the
testing
at
fenway
park
for
teachers,
that
was
the
first
step.
A
Sean
as
far
as
closing
it
down
permanently
well,
I
think
what
I'm
looking
for
the
next
couple
weeks,
number
one.
Obviously,
after
our
announcement
today,
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
our
kids
with
the
highest
needs
continue
to
go
to
school
and
give
deliver
them
the
services
that
they
want
and
need
and
deserve
giving
the
families
assistance
that
that
we
support
them.
A
A
We
also
need
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
support
our
teachers,
our
staff,
all
of
our
staff,
our
school
leaders,
in
anything
that
they
need
to
be
supportive,
whether
it's
something
physical
in
the
building
or
something
that
they
need
to
just
move
forward,
whether
it's
having
testing
or
what
have
it.
What
have
you?
We
also
need
as
a
society,
quite
honestly
as
boston.
A
We
need
to
see
the
number
come
down.
We
don't
need
to
see
the
number
go
up
and
in
the
last
couple
of
press
conferences,
I've
been
very
clear
on
you
know
if
you
gather
at
a
party,
25
people
or
more
there's
a
chance
that
somebody's
a
carrier
covet
and
and
all
of
a
sudden.
Now
we
have
a
super
spreader
event
we
saw
at
the
white
house
last
week
we
saw
about
100
people
sitting
on.
I
think
it
was
the
salt
lawn
or
the
rose
garden.
A
By
not
taking
the
precautions,
they
should
have
that,
first
and
foremost,
is
probably
the
biggest
breach
of
national
security
in
the
history
of
our
country
number
one
but
number
two.
It
just
shows
you
that
no
one
is
immune
to
the
spread
of
the
coronavirus
and
whether
that's
in
the
rose
garden
at
the
white
house
or
that's
in
your
backyard
in
dorchester
or
wherever
you're
not
immune
to
it.
A
So
we're
asking
people
what
I'm
looking
for
in
the
numbers,
I'm
looking
for
our
numbers,
our
number
in
boston,
to
get
below
four
percent
again
and
get
down
to
the
ones
and
twos
and
eventually
zero,
and
I'm
also
looking
for
us
as
a
city
of
boston
to
get
out
of
the
red
zone.
This
is
the
second
week
in
a
row.
Now
we've
been
in
the
red
we
want
to
get
out
of
that
red
zone
and
the
way
we
get
out
of
that
red
zone
is
by
us
continuing
to
be
disciplined
for
16
weeks.
A
A
A
It's
growing,
you
know,
there's
plenty
of
studies
and
educators
can
be
better
at
this
than
I
am,
but
when
students
leave
for
the
summer
and
go
have
the
summer
vacation
and
come
back
in
the
fall,
the
reason
why
we
created
a
program
called
fifth
quarter
was
because
young
people
not
retaining
the
knowledge
they
learned
in
school.
So
fifth
quarter
got
about
a
25
of
our
students
to
go
learning
in
the
summer
time.
A
It's
such
a
sad
thing
to
see
that
in
seven
months
that
so
many
kids
digress
back
in
such
a
way
that
the
parents
don't
know
what
to
do
and
in
two
days
two
days
that
came
right
back,
meaning
kids
were
different
and
they
were
happy
and
parents.
Sorry
change!
That's
why
it's
so
important
for
us
right
now
to
move
forward
here.
A
The
critics
are
going
to
criticize
us
and
that's
fine
and
criticize
me,
but
I
know
the
right
decision
that
we're
making
today
is
to
allow
our
special
needs
students
the
opportunity
to
continue
to
go
to
school.
That's
the
right
decision.
If
I
or
we
feel
that
it's
too
dangerous
for
that
to
happen,
I
will
shut
school
down
again.
I
am
not
shy
about
that.
I
will
do
that,
but
we're
making
the
right
decision
today.
A
Yeah,
well,
we
don't
have
a
number.
What
we're
doing
we
had
a
conversation.
Yesterday
we
talked
about
it.
We
talked
last
night.
I
mean
I
said
that
question's
going
to
come.
I
said
the
press
going
to
ask
me:
what's
the
new
number
and-
and
I
said
to
marty,
what
do
you
think
it
is,
and
he
looked
at
me-
I
don't
know
what
it
is
and
there's
too
many
factors
right
now
that
we're
looking
at.
So
it's
not
just
a
number
it's
where
we
are
in
the
virus
in
in
different
neighborhoods.
A
A
F
A
Going
to
ask
you
to
try
and
answer
that,
because
I
mean
you
know
originally,
we
thought
it
might
have
been
upset.
I
think
we
originally
thought
I
was
college
students
and
then
not
enough
testing.
Let
me
have
maddie,
try
and
give
you
the
best
educated
answer
on
that
one,
because
if
whatever
I
say
you
might
be,
we
might
be
rebutting
it
later.
B
Thanks
mayor,
the
question
is
what
what
do
we
think
is
causing
this
uptick?
I
mean,
unfortunately,
it's
it's
a
combination
of
a
lot
of
different
things.
I
mean
you'll
see
from
our
our
latest
neighborhood
report.
That's
on
our
bphc
website.
Right
now,
most
neighborhoods
are
seeing
an
uptick,
so
we
know
we
know
the
the
neighborhoods
which
are
spread
across
the
city.
We
also
know
the
age
range
which
is
really
under
29
is
where
we
see
the
largest
uptake.
B
B
Yeah,
so
that's
a
that's
a
new.
The
question
was
about
hyde
park.
That's
a
new
piece
in
our
data.
You
may
remember
that,
however,
at
the
very
beginning
of
of
covet
data
and
code
of
reporting
hyde
park
did
have
a
very
high
rate
at
the
very
initial
when
testing
first
started
a
tested
very
had
a
high
positivity,
and
now
this
week
to
week
it
has
had
the
highest
positivity
in
the
last
seven
days
that
we're
looking
at
so
we're
taking
a
look
at
again.
It's
the
difference.
B
I
think
hyde
park
testing
stayed
flat,
but
I
think
they
saw
an
additional
15
cases
which
then
can
really
skyrocket
the
rate.
So
it's
really
important
to
remember
these
rates.
They
move
because
we're
really
looking
zip
code
by
zip
code
neighborhood
by
neighborhood
and
small
numbers
do
make
a
big
difference
in
the
increase.
So
we'll
dig
into
the
hyde
park,
information
and
figure
out
what
else
might
be
needed
there.