Alicia Shannon, a parent from Ohio, got a letter from her children's school outlining the truancy charges that may make her liable for educational neglect.
NYC task force pushes to REMOVE police from schools to make them more healing-centered and proposes paying a total of $3million to families for reviewing harmful policies
The task force, formed by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, wants to make schools more welcoming as kids return to classrooms after the pandemic
It recommended that every school in the Big Apple ask students and their parents, as well as teachers, to review harmful school policies
It also recommended an estimated $3million budget to reward those who participate in the review process with $250 stipends
Further recommendations included removing all police officers from schools