The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) rallied outside Tweed Courthouse demanding that the Department of Education save early childhood programs and reinstate nearly 400 instructional coordinators and social workers who were 'excessed' in September.
Courthouse demanding that the Department of Education save early childhood programs and reinstate nearly 400 instructional coordinators and social workers who were “excessed” in September.
Marge Raphaelson, a pre-K social worker in District 15 in Brooklyn, explained that the support system for the pre-K program was pulled when Schools Chancellor David Banks and Deputy Chancellor Ahmed excessed 200 social workers and 200 ICs. Raul Garcia, the UFT Social Workers & Psychologists Chapter Leader, said that the Pre-K for All program had been one of the best programs in his career because students were getting the support they needed.
In a press conference on Nov. 3, DOE Chancellor David Banks remarked that “he did not understand why social workers would have a problem being closer to children.” and students with behavioral challenges, support families in finding special needs services, and also work directly with principals.
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