City schools continued to battle heavy absenteeism among both teachers and students Tuesday amid an ongoing surge in coronavirus cases.
Teachers union sources said that staff absences were not as marked as Monday but remained high.
At Clara Barton High School in Brooklyn, 37 staffers were missing from the building Tuesday — down slightly from 41 on Monday.
A total of 39 employees were absent from Forest Hills High School Tuesday, down from 46 on the first day back from winter break on Monday.
Forest Hills union chapter leader Adam Bergstein said the school was offering available teachers additional pay to come in early and stay late
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