Ensuring Education and Basic Rights for Immigrant Children in New York: Coalition Advocates

A coalition of organizations recalled today, two days before the start of the school year in New York, that the children immigrants Newcomers and those between the ages of 4 and 21 have access to education and food as part of their rights elementals

But also, the more than 19,000 children immigrants enrolled in the school of the largest school system in the country will be entitled to transportation vouchers, medical care and interpreter services in their languages.

The Commissioner of Education David Banks assured last week that schools have space for these children because 120,000 have not returned to public schools after the pandemic.

“We want the families know their rights so that the children who start school are successful,” Diana Aragundi, from the NGO Advocates for Children, told EFE, and also indicated that in her meetings with families, many do not know that their children have the right to attend school from the age of 4 years.

Aragundi participated today in a press conference called by the Coalition of the Immigrant to reiterate that newly arrived children, whatever their legal status, have basic rights provided by the city.

“I have heard from many families that they are concerned that their children will not have the support they need at school. It is also important to us that the school does everything possible to communicate with families in their language”although he acknowledges that many have been transferred to other shelters, which makes this communication difficult.

One of the problems that families face is registering their children because they are unaware of the system and during the conference, in English and Spanish, it was explained to them that they can go to the school where their child should go or ask for help at the reception centers for immigrants established by the city where there are social workers to assist them.

They remembered that the children Those living in shelters can be enrolled without presenting evidence of having been vaccinated, but the parents will have a period of thirty days to present the evidence immunization card or show that you have a medical appointment to do so.

Last week the fiscal general of the state, Letitia James, warned that they will denounce or impose fines to the schools that prevent the children immigrants register.

The NGOs also recalled that the parents o tutors they have the right to choose between the three programs that exist for those who do not speak English. Most of the immigrants who have come to the city are Latinos, although they also come from Haiti or African countries.

2023-09-05 20:50:00


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