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Cabán asks final in-person panel for additional city support ideas

New York City Council · Sep 23, 2026 · starts 2:56:14 · 1 min 58 sec

Cabán asks whether there are other things the city should do. Angelica Jadunandan asks for LGBTQ+ representation in mandated curricula and school-level family support; Andy Bowen declines to elaborate but offers to follow up. Cabán thanks them.

Tiffany L. Cabán

I appreciate you so much.

Tiffany L. Cabán

Thank you.

Tiffany L. Cabán

I appreciate you.

Tiffany L. Cabán

And thank you so much for your testimony.

Tiffany L. Cabán

I just, again, want to provide an opportunity to both of you.

Tiffany L. Cabán

If there are other things beyond what you stated in your testimony that you think the city can or should be doing to support you and your families.

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

So I work on the CEC and we've been talking about mandated curricula and right now one of the programs is Wit and Wisdom.

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

There's no LGBTQ plus representation in that.

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

Teachers, if they choose to teach,

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

they have to supplement that.

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

They have to rework the whole lesson plan to include that.

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

And then it also, it changes from school to school.

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

Do you have a supportive principle?

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

We have guidelines in New York City that protect these kids, but it's not always

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

the case that they're followed.

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

And so just making sure that our kids are learning about, I mean, for my daughter to learn about people like herself

Member of the Public - Angelica Jadunandan

and to make sure that families are receiving support at the school level too, not just medical.

Tiffany L. Cabán

Yeah, thank you so much.

Member of the Public - Andy Bowen

I am so overwhelmed with too many thoughts, and I am afraid of saying the wrong thing right now.

Member of the Public - Andy Bowen

We'll talk.

Member of the Public - Andy Bowen

We'll talk.

Member of the Public - Andy Bowen

Having been a former, worked for the previous administration, I feel like I know too much.

Member of the Public - Andy Bowen

So I'll step back.

Tiffany L. Cabán

We were very glad you were there.

Member of the Public - Andy Bowen

Oh, thanks.

Tiffany L. Cabán

Thank you.

Member of the Public - Andy Bowen

I'm not sure I was.