What’s News, Breaking: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
PARENT ANGER AFTER MAYOR THREATENS GUARD BUDGET CUTS
CITYWIDE — MAYOR ADAMS CAME UNDER FIRE FROM ALL SIDES AFTER the mayor on Tuesday claimed that budget woes forced the city to cut a class of 250 new school safety officers, reports the New York Post, and suggested that parents volunteer for the guard posts instead. Parents and caregivers who spoke to the Post reacted with derision — “turning to parents for help in doing their own jobs!” — and frustration — “I usually don’t even have the time to pick up my kid,” — while union reps said that taxes should be used to pay for safety officer services; Adams has repeatedly claimed that harsh budget cuts would be needed to pay for the increasing costs of housing asylum-seekers and migrants from the southern border as the immigration crisis continues.
The mayor has not yet proposed a concrete plan to solicit parent volunteers but said City Hall would work with parent groups “to get this done correctly.”