Leonie interviewed Kaiser, a community organizer with the Alliance for Quality Education about the controversial bills recently introduced in the NYC Council to restrict protests around schools and churches.
Chalkbeat, Kamar Samuels’ cabinet: Your guide to the Education Department’s new leadership team https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026/03/05/kamar-samuels-nyc-education-department-cabinet-leadership-team/
NY Times, U.S. Schools Are Betting Big on A.I. Will New York City Be Next?, https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/nyregion/nyc-ai-schools-mamdani.html
Petition calling for Moratorium on AI https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/please-enact-a-two-year-moratorium-on-the-use-of-ai-in-nyc-public-schools?clear_id=true
Why bills restricting protests around schools are unwise and unfair by Rasheedah Brown-Harris, https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2026/03/why-bills-restricting-protests-around.html
Columbia Spectator, Demonstrators outside of City Hall protest ‘buffer zone’ legislation to limit protests outside schools and religious spaces, [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/city-news/2026/03/02/demonstrators-outside-of-city-hall-protest-buffer-zone-legislation-to-limit-protests-outside-schools-and-religious-spaces
At hearing, Menin gets mixed feedback on her protest barrier bill
https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2026/02/hearing-menin-gets-mixed-feedback-her-protest-barrier-bill/411699/
Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/25/faculty-unions-menin-protest-bill/
What to Know About the ‘Abortion Clinic’ Law Being Used to Charge Don Lemon
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/face-act-lemon-explainer.html
AQE letter, Tell City Council: NO NYPD buffer zones, protect free speech, protect students!
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-city-council-no-nypd-buffer-zones-protect-free-speech-protect-students