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AFC Comments on Graduation Participation for Students with Disabilities Receiving Non-Diploma Credentials
Two teenagers walk up the steps of a school, arms around one another. (Image by Freepik)
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  • AFC Comments on Graduation Participation for Students with Disabilities Receiving Non-Diploma Credentials

    AFC submitted public comment to the New York State Education Department on a proposed amendment to the regulation about the right of students with disabilities receiving SACC and CDOS credentials to participate in graduation ceremonies and activities. We urged NYSED to require schools to inform families that these students have the right to stay in school through age 21 or until they earn a diploma, regardless of their participation in graduation activities.

    Dec 3, 2018

    AFC Testifies on Busing for Students with Disabilities
    New York City City Hall Building
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  • AFC Testifies on Busing for Students with Disabilities

    AFC testified before the New York City Council Committees on Education, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, and Transportation about the City’s Preparation for and Response to Winter Storm Avery. Our testimony focused on the experiences of students with disabilities on school buses during the snowstorm and the importance of passing legislation to provide parents with access to real-time GPS data for their children’s school buses.

    Nov 29, 2018

    AFC Testifies on Mental Health in Schools
    New York State capitol building
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  • AFC Testifies on Mental Health in Schools

    AFC testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Education regarding the current state of health, mental health, and physical education programs, services, and instruction in New York State’s schools. Our testimony discusses the need for the expansion of school-based mental health services and evidence-based approaches to student behavior.

    Oct 23, 2018

    AFC Testifies on School Transportation
    New York City City Hall Building
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  • AFC Testifies on School Transportation

    Advocates for Children testified before the City Council Committee on Education about the importance of improving the school transportation system, especially for students with disabilities, students in foster care, and students in temporary housing, and in support of a bill to provide real-time GPS bus location data to parents.

    Oct 16, 2018