NYC Mayor Adams on canceled school safety agent class: ‘We’re going to be leaning into parents’
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that New York City parents might be called upon to help keep city schools safe after the administration cut the upcoming school safety agent class.
Adams’ remarks came a day after Staten Island elected officials slammed the administration over the safety agent cuts. They argued needed programs and resources for New Yorkers should be first priority, and that the migrant crisis is diverting funds.
The mayor noted that there have been no shootings inside of New York City schools, crediting work by school safety agents and the NYPD. For New Yorkers who might be skeptical of how the city will move forward with fewer resources, Adams reassured citizens that he is “never going to allow” school safety to falter under his administration.
Earlier in the week, Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R-East Shore/South Brooklyn) held a bipartisan press conference with Staten Island elected officials to condemn the administration’s recent cancellation of a 250-member safety agent class.
The bipartisan group brought together Monday by Tannousis included Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn), Borough President Vito Fossella, District Attorney Michael McMahon, State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-South Shore), State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn), Assemblyman Michael Reilly (R-South Shore), Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo (R-Mid-Island), City Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks (D-North Shore), City Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) and City Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island), as well as Mona Davids, founder of the NYC School Safety Coalition, and John Ricottone, first vice president of community education for Council District 20.
