Despite COVID, 36 court officers graduate from training academy
It seemed unlikely in March, but four months after the COVID crisis hit New York, three dozen new court officers are ready to get to work.
The Court Officers’ Training Academy moved coursework online and conducted the program remotely after closing the Brooklyn building in mid-March to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. As the state commenced a gradual reopening plan, officials separated the cohort of 211 recruits into six smaller squads that could each visit the building at different times. The first group of 36 performed the physical training component of the program last week.
Another group of 36 have already arrived at the new academy on St. John’s Place in Crown Heights and will complete their training Aug. 4, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore said Monday.