Mamdani set to cut nearly 300 school safety agents as felony assaults rise in NYC schools

Fuente: New York Post

Mayor Mamdani proposed slashing 264 school safety agents from city schools in the coming fiscal year — a reduction parent groups warn could spell disaster in the wake of rising felony assaults in schools. The cut, called for in Hizzoner’s preliminary budget, was announced Monday by New York City Council Education Chair Eric Dinowitz at the fiscal year 2027 budget hearing. “The DOE savings plan calls for a vacancy reduction of 264 school safety agents, meaning that schools would not be able to fully staff SSAs if desired,” Dinowitz said at the City Council hearing.