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8-Year-Old Boy Caught Bringing Gun to NYC School Two Days in a Row – No Metal Detectors in School

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8-Year-Old Boy Caught Bringing Gun to NYC School Two Days in a Row – No Metal Detectors in School

An 8-year-old boy brought a gun to his school in Brooklyn (NYC) two days in a row this week. Officers found the Taurus .380 gun without ammunition in the student’s backpack at school PS 158 The Warwick Community School and 400 Ashford St. near Pitkin and Belmont avenues around 10:35 a.m. Thursday. A day before, … Read more

New York City Struggles to Meet Legal Obligation to Reduce Student Classroom Sizes: Uncertainty Looms

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New York City Struggles to Meet Legal Obligation to Reduce Student Classroom Sizes: Uncertainty Looms

How close is New York City to meeting the legal obligation to reduce the number of students, in every public school classroom? The answer is: Nothing is very clear yet! Precisely in this scenario, the education commission of the Municipal Council presented this Thursday a draft bill that would require the Department of Education (DOE) … Read more