Teach NYS Encourages Jewish Schools To Apply For NYC Security Guard Program
New York City NY May 15 2017 Teach NYS, a project of the Orthodox Union, encourages yeshivas to apply for New York City Local Law 2, the nonpublic school security guard program. The deadline is May 15, 2017.
To qualify for the program, a nonpublic school must have 300 or more pre-K-12 students in the 2017-2018 school year. The applications are complete on the NYC HHS Accelerator System and every school with the qualifying criteria gets accepted into the program.
Local Law 2, which was sponsored by Councilman David Greenfield, provides at least one private security officer for nonpublic schools with 300 or more students. With additional guards added for more students, yeshivas and day schools have found this program to provide a critical enhancement to security in these times of need.
Teach NYS led the fight for this program in 2015 and 2016 and continues to work to help schools take advantage of the opportunity. To date, there are nearly 80 yeshivas taking advantage of this program. Currently enrolled yeshivas don’t have to reapply by May 15th.
“Simply put, Local Law 2 is one of the most important ways to ensure all kids are safe at school,” said Maury Litwack, executive director of the Teach Advocacy Network. “We encourage all schools to enroll before the deadline on May 15.”
Anyone interested in applying for this program should contact Teach NYS at 646-459-5158.
The Yeshiva World
