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AFC submitted comments to the New York City Board of Health on proposed regulations regarding child care, with a focus on children who are homeless and children with developmental delays or disabilities.
AFC testified before the City Council Committees on Education, Finance, and Land Use about the need to increase resources to make more NYC schools accessible to students, families, and staff with physical disabilities.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Budget, calling for increased funding for improving school accessibility.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Education regarding the Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget, calling for increased funding for support for students in temporary housing, busing for students in foster care, and school climate initiatives.
In March 2018, Advocates for Children and Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York jointly issued recommendations for expanding support for students experiencing homelessness, and sixteen leading child advocacy, education, and housing organizations sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio urging him to include a significant infusion of resources in the budget to support these students.
AFC는 2018년 COPAA(Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates) 전국 회의에서 이 백서를 발표했습니다. 학생을 긍정적으로 지원하고, 학교 환경을 개선하며, 정학, 법 집행 기관에 회부, 정신과 응급실로의 부적절한 퇴원을 줄이기 위한 접근 방식에 대해 논의합니다. 이 보고서는 또한 학군 및 지역과의 협력, 법률 변경 옹호 및 소송을 포함하여 학교에서 감옥으로의 파이프라인을 해체하는 전략과 장애 학생 및 유색 인종 학생에게 미치는 서로 다른 영향에 대해 논의합니다.
AFC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Juvenile Justice on the educational needs of New York City’s court-involved youth while in juvenile detention and placement, and after their release from these settings.
AFC testified before the City Council Committee on Education at a hearing on community schools, renewal schools, and a special education reporting bill.
AFC submitted comments on the DOE’s proposed changes to Chancellor’s Regulation A-101 regarding school transfers, admissions, and enrollment.
Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to the release of the City’s Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget.