Chair Encarnación asks about incorporating NYC Public Schools into IRC
Chair Encarnación asks whether NYC Public Schools will be formally incorporated into the IRC. Ali praises the collaboration, noting regular meetings, updated guidance before the school year, translated Know Your Rights flyers, and a multilingual comic book.
And I know you mentioned a lot of work with the New York City Public.
schools as kind of like it being voluntary on their end.
Is there any,
Are you looking to formally incorporate them into the work of the IRC moving forward?
We're really pleased with the work that MOYA and IRC are doing in collaboration with New York City Public Schools.
We meet regularly with them to review their policies and protocols and focus on what resources that they may need to support students and families.
And, you know, as I mentioned, although that New York City Public Schools was not specifically identified in EO13, the department did conduct its own internal review and issued updated guidance ahead of the first day of school.
Some of the work that we do that I'm really proud to highlight between MOYA and New York City Public Schools is particularly working on resources for immigrant families.
at a really critical point as we face increased immigration actions.
NOIA rights flyers have been updated and are being translated in New York City Public Schools 14 languages.
We are
Really, I want to uplift the partnership with the Project Open Arms team.
They do an incredible job in collaborating with us, but also making sure that parents have the information that they need.
I don't know if folks have seen, there's been some press coverage of the collaboration between our offices on a comic book, on a Noya Rights comic book that was developed and is also available in multiple languages.
This is really an opportunity for us to meet students where they are and making sure that we're providing materials that are both accessible and age appropriate.
And then finally, on the school protocol, MOIA has worked alongside the IRC and New York City Public Schools to update their policies that govern their interactions with non-local law enforcement.
This is really critical because it provides clear guidance to staff and frontline staff on how to respond and protect families and help them understand the protections that are in place.