NYPD's School Safety Plan for New York City's New School Year

NYPD's School Safety Initiative

• 👮 NYPD officers will be deployed in hundreds on footposts, in corridors, and around schools starting tomorrow, the first day of school.
• 🎯 The deployment aims to create a safe environment for students as they travel to and from school.

Class Size Reduction Mandate

• 📚 New York City classrooms are working to comply with a state class size law, with a deadline of 2028.
• 👩‍🏫 This year, 60% of classes will meet the state requirement of no more than 20 students in early grades, 23 in 4th-8th grades, and 25 in high school.
• 📈 Thousands of new teachers have been hired to accommodate these smaller class sizes over the next few years.

Back to School in Elmhurst, Queens

• 📍 Eyewitness News reporter Ja Patel is reporting live from Elmhurst, Queens, covering the back-to-school preparations.
• 🤝 Mayoral candidate Zoran Mandani and the UFT president will visit a school in Elmhurst to welcome students.