Small city yeshivas and other religious schools would receive millions of taxpayer dollars each year to add security guards to combat rising hate threats , according to proposed new legislation.
The current law only pays for such security measures for non-public schools with more than 300 students, but a bill sponsored by Democratic Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan would expand the coverage to all of the sites.
“This is a grim new reality,” said Maury Litwack, founder and CEO of the Teach Coalition, which advocates for yeshivas and Jewish day schools.
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“Hate crimes and harassment fueled by antisemitism and Islamophobia are at record highs, and our children deserve to be protected, no matter where they go to school,” he said.
“This program has been successful and effective, but it needs to be expanded to ensure smaller schools are on a level playing field to get the resources they need to keep their students safe ,”