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The NYC School Safety Coalition, in conjunction with community groups, is holding rallies at borough halls to demand that elected officials keep School Safety Agents in our schools.
Bronx Rally
May 2nd at 2:00pm
Joyce Kilmer Park
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Queens Rally
May 8th at 10:30am
120-55 Queens Blvd
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About 500 people participated in the 5K walk at Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows. The annual walk is organized by School Safety agents. “There are so many out there people with special needs, and we frown upon them and they’re wonderful people,” said Yamese Lavington, with Queens South School Safety Division. “So with us supporting this and coming out here with the walk, people get to see, hey, everyone’s human. It’s wonderful.”
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Guests for the District 16 event will include: NYCDOE Deputy Chancellor Adrienne Austin, NYC DOE Office of Safety and Youth Development Senior Executive Director Mark Rampersant and Executive Director Kenyatte Reid, NYCDOE FACE Executive Director Sadye Campoamor, NYPD Deputy Chief Olufunmilola Obe, NYPD Director Louise Kelly Johnson, Teamsters Local 237 President Gregory Floyd , Council of Schools Supervisors and Administrators First VP Rosemarie Sinclair and UFT VP Sterling Roberson
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A three-inch folding knife was confiscated from a student at Morris Intermediate School (I.S. 61) in Brighton Heights Monday, a source told the Advance/SILive.com.
The box cutter was seen by another student who reported it to school safety agents, the source said, who added that the student’s parent was notified of the incident.
The city Department of Education (DOE) said it would be providing support for the school following the incident.
