Amid pressure from the teachers union, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday announced that public school students will undergo more frequent testing for COVID-19. Under the new rule, every school will randomly test students each week, instead of every two weeks. However, only a random 10 percent of unvaccinated students whose parents have submitted consent for testing will be tested. “We will now go to weekly testing. We’ll be testing in elementary, middle, and high school each school every week,” de Blasio said at a press briefing. “That will allow more kids to safely remain in the classrooms.” In addition, unvaccinated students who wear masks and follow the 3-foot physical distancing rule will no longer have to quarantine if a classmate is tested positive for COVID-19. De Blasio said this is in alignment with public health guidance from the federal government. “We will change the quarantine approach …