New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs new legislation requiring all New York public school students to observe September 11 Remembrance Day with a moment of silence

By Laura Edmonds with the Daily Mail

Originally published in The Daily Mail

All New York public schools must observe September 11th Remembrance Day by holding a moment a silence, thanks to new legislation.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation into law on Monday and made the announcement in a statement. 

Cuomo wants New Yorkers to remember the sacrifices 'countless heroes' and first responders gave during the attack on September 11, 2001.

 '9/11 was one of the single darkest periods in this state's and this nation's history,' the statement said. 

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