Leonie’s guest was again Tom Sheppard, father of six, and the first member of the NYC school board called the Panel for Educational Policy to be elected directly by parents, rather than appointed by the Mayor or Borough Presidents. We discussed why Tom decided to allow two of his children to attend school in-person, given health and safety concerns, the PEP's role in approving the DOE budget, including their plans for the $2.5 billion federal funds for next year, and votes coming up during tonight’s PEP meeting and next month relating to controversial co-locations and mergers, with significant potential impacts on social distancing and the opportunity for small class sizes; and the proposed closure of PS 88, an early childhood school in the Bronx.
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