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As a potential shutdown of all New York City public schools looms amid a spike in coronavirus infections, some Big Apple parents are calling for classes to remain open.

“I don’t feel that schools should be the first thing on the chopping block,” said Marie Scofield, 41, whose 5-year-old daughter, Lux, is in kindergarten at PS 84 in Queens.

The mother said the city should first implement more safety measures at businesses and restaurants instead of moving to close down the nation’s largest school system as a way to battle the COVID-19 surge.

“If that’s the recommendation and that’s the safest thing, then we’ll do what we have to do, but I would like to see them try some other measures to stop the spread before closing the schools first,” said Scofield, who explained that her daughter is “so happy to be in school.”

Since last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been warning that a closure of the Big Apple’s public schools could be on the horizon as the city inches closer to a 3 percent COVID-19 infection rate on a seven-day rolling average.

As city school buildings reopened in September and October, the de Blasio administration set the 3 percent infection rate threshold to trigger a system-wide shutdown of in-person learning — and the mayor said Monday that he’s sticking to that model.

“There is a second wave bearing down on us. We’re trying to beat it back,” de Blasio said during a City Hall press briefing. “We said we would make health and safety the priority, we said we would hold this standard. That was part of how we convinced everyone it would be safe to come into the schools.”

De Blasio continued, “We set a standard, we asked everyone to trust it and believe in it … It’s important to keep consistency with that.”

If the city surpasses a 3 percent infection rate on a seven-day rolling average, “then the conversation we’re having with the state is how to quickly come back [reopen schools] and what it’s going to take,” de Blasio said.

Still, some public school parents noted the low positivity rate within the schools and don’t understand why the buildings would have to shutter should the citywide positivity rate exceed the 3 percent threshold.

“If it’s not spreading through the schools, they should be allowed to be opened. I think it should be school-specific and I really think that they should consider closing the indoor dining and limiting the outdoor dining — I think that’s more of a problem,” said Jill Dalessio, whose 5-year-old also attends PS 84.

Dalessio added, “The classes are small, it’s spread out and very safe. They’re taking every precaution and I’m confident that our school is specifically handling it very well.”

Internal school testing, according to the Department of Education, has produced infection rates that have hovered around just 0.15 percent.

Francesa Bonilla, 31, called a possible system-wide school shutdown “a disaster.”

“I know they want to keep kids and everyone safe, but at the end of the day, my child won’t learn anything at home and it’s making me think if maybe I want her to repeat the grade because I don’t know if she learned enough for the year,” Bonilla said of her 5-year-old daughter, Adriana.

Paul Cornelio, 42, whose two girls, ages 4 and 5, attend the Astoria school, echoed those remarks.

“I want them to keep the schools open. It’s very important for the kids to be in school and for the parents,” he said. “In the house, the kids take the iPad, do their homework and then let’s play all day. They don’t get that much homework.”

“I’m sad,” Cornelio said.

Whether or not the city’s school buildings will close for in-person learning remains to be seen.

The latest city data shows that the Big Apple has a 2.77 percent infection rate on a seven-day rolling average, while the daily citywide positivity rate is at 1.68 percent.

“It is important to recognize that we are dealing with a serious threat of a second wave that has real ramifications for all of us and if we do have to shut down, we would work to come back very quickly with additional safety measures,” said de Blasio.