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District 28 superintendent calls interagency safety meeting after student deaths; highlights attendance, literacy gains and autism training
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Blake announced an interagency meeting with the NYPD and DOE to address a recent spate of violence affecting students and outlined district priorities including math and literacy improvements, reducing chronic absenteeism and expanded inclusion training for students with autism.
Superintendent Dr. Blake told the Community Education Council (CEC) for New York City Geographic District #28 on Oct. 9 that safety would be the district’s top priority and announced an interagency meeting with the NYPD and the Department of Education at Martin Van Buren High School.
"Safety is our number 1 priority," Dr. Blake said, urging principals, parents and law enforcement to coordinate at a session scheduled the next day to "put front and center our young people." The superintendent said the session would run from 4 to 6 p.m. and include representatives from schools and precincts.
The statement followed council remarks about two…
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