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January 5, 2005 Comment by Carl Haynes on Mayor's Veto of School Safety Legislation "If it is true that crime is down 43 percent in some city schools, then Local 237 would like to join in the celebration. However, we will have to take the city's word for it, since a quick survey of my members, the School Safety Agents who are on the front line of crime-fighting in the schools, did not indicate that the situation is that much better. How do we account for the fact that five schools came off the impact list, and six new schools were added? We are clearly spinning our wheels here. "Local 237 supports the City Council's position that the public must have full access to the statistics on school violence, and how the city manages school safety. We believe the Mayor vetoed Int. 226-A, which would provide information regarding school violence, and Int. 322-A, which requires the NYPD and DOE to conduct an annual review and assessment of the need for school safety agents at each school, because making the information public would take away the power of the Department of Education to declare "good news" when in fact there is none to report. We're pleased the City Council is using its power to override the veto of these bills." |
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