New York City public schools "will be back in their classroom in September, all in-person, no remote," Mayor Bill de Blasio told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday.

Why it matters: Some1 million students in the country's largest public school district will return to class for five days a week in the city that was once the epicenter of the pandemic, where de Blasio now says "COVID is plummeting."

Fully in-person, no remote, for NYC in September.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio breaks news on @Morning_Joe: "New York City public schools, 1 million kids, will be back in their classroom in September, all in-person, no remote." pic.twitter.com/ujqEJXExFf

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