Mayor Bill de Blasio says all NYC public schools will fully reopen in September, with no remote option

• Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that all NYC public schools will reopen in September.
• In-person learning will resume due to strong vaccination rates in the city. There will be no remote option, he said.
• "One million kids will be back in their classrooms in September, all in person, no remote," he told MSNBC.

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City has announced that all public schools in the city will reopen for in-person learning in the fall, with no remote learning.

"One million kids will be back in their classrooms in September, all in person, no remote," he told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday morning.

"We're going to be back strong, ready, safe," he added.

Watch the mayor's announcement here:

De Blasio cited strong vaccination rates in the city for his decision.

Last month de Blasio announced that New York City would fully reopen on July 1.