Walcott describes how Superstorm Sandy smacked city schools
Four months after Hurricane Sandy hit the city, the school system is now back on its feet, according to Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott, who offered a comprehensive overview of how the Department of Education handled the aftermath of the storm in testimony he delivered before the City Council.
Fifty school buildings were severely damaged, approximately 300 school buses were destroyed, and nearly 75,000 students in 61 schools were displaced and needed to be relocated by the super-storm, Walcott testified at a hearing held by the council’s Education Committee on Feb. 26.
“Hurricane Sandy was an unprecedented and devastating event for our city. Sadly, many New Yorkers, including many of our students and families, teachers, principals and other staff were personally affected by the storm,” Walcott testified.