Public advocate demands schools clear families probed for skipping online school
New York City’s watchdog is demanding answers from education officials following THE CITY’s report that some parents waiting to get remote-learning equipment for their kids instead received visits from child welfare investigators.
In a May 4 letter addressed to Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams acknowledged the “difficulty inherent in quickly transitioning the country’s largest school system” during the coronavirus pandemic.
But, he added: “DOE staff should not default to filing suspected educational neglect when students are not reported present through remote learning attendance procedures.”