Tension mounted between New York City’s Department of Education (DOE) and its pissed off parents and teachers as a judge granted a restraining order to temporarily hold off millions of dollars in cuts to schools budgets last week Friday. On [...]
The teachers union rallied outside of City Hall during public hearings about education cuts in June. Photo by Ariama C. Long.
The City Council voted to adopt the budget on June 13, 10 days before the Board voted on June 23, 2022. In the lawsuit the plaintiffs state that the standard process, Panel for Educational Policy , was not followed and that properly informed city councilmembers would vote differently given the chance. Many council members have gone on record saying they regret saying yes to the current budget.
Laura Barbieri, the attorney from Advocates for Justice who is handling the case pro bono on behalf of four parents and teacher plaintiffs, said she was “pleased” so far with Judge Frank’s ruling. She said that they hope to win and are heartened that the courts saw the merit in their arguments. The judge is hearing both sides as they are filing papers and submitting arguments this week Monday and Tuesday.
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