Bed-Stuy School Shut Down By City As COVID-19 Spreads

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A Bed-Stuy school is among three closed Friday because of COVID-19, according to the Department of Education.

The Eagle Academy for Young Men II at the multi-school campus on Herkimer and Fulton streets was shuttered two days after the Education department launched an investigation into COVID-19 infections, according to the DOE's interactive map.

The three closures set a grim record for most schools shuttered in a single day this academic year, according to a report from the Post.

Eagle Academy will be closed from Dec. 17 through Dec. 26 for a 10-day intervention after at least 21 cases appeared at the 620-student school, according to the DOE.

Ocean Hill Collegiate Charter School — which shares the Eagle Academy's Herkimer Street campus — was also under investigation this week, Patch reported Wednesday.

Citywide roughly 600 teachers and students had tested positive for COVID-19 and nearly 860 classrooms were closed as of Thursday evening, DOE data show.

The number of investigations has ramped up in recent weeks as the Omicron virus hit New York City.

The DOE did not immediately respond to Patch's request for more information but reported Thursday evening an additional 23 schools are currently under investigation.