Malliotakis, Local Colleagues Express School Safety Concerns to Incoming NYCDOE Chancellor

(STATEN ISLAND, NY) - Following a meeting with officials from the NYC Department of Education (NYCDOE), NYPD, Susan Wagner High School, and the Office of School Safety to address a number of recent incidents that have occurred at Susan Wagner High School, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis led her local colleagues in sending a letter to incoming DOE Chancellor David Banks expressing concerns about school safety throughout New York City Schools.

Of the concerns, the lawmakers specifically called on Banks to focus on addressing the shortage of school safety officers, develop a notification system to better communicate with parents, and reevaluate school discipline policies to establish consequences and interventions for negative behavior.

Malliotakis added: "What's been happening in and around our schools is extremely troubling, particularly for students, staff, and the surrounding community. We're collectively asking Chancellor Banks to reverse Mayor de Blasio's policies that have only exacerbated disruption and violence in our schools, establish policies to restore school safety immediately, and give power back to teachers and principals to control their classrooms."

View a copy of the letter HERE.