Q&A
Council Member Rita Joseph questions DOE officials on busing requests and nurse assignments
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Council Member Rita Joseph engages in a Q&A session with DOE officials, focusing on exception requests for busing and the assignment of nurses for student transportation. The officials provide some information but are unable to answer all of the council member's questions, prompting requests for follow-up data.
- 33,327 exception requests for transportation were received, with 14,152 students being bused
- There are 128 transportation nurses for the school year
- The DOE officials were unable to provide specific numbers on students waiting for nurse assignments or those who started the school year without a mandated nurse
Rita Joseph
0:54:51
Earlier, you testified that New York City Public Schools received 3000 exception requests for busing.
0:54:57
In that total number of requests received, if so, how many students receive busing as a result of the request?
Glenn Risbrook
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We received a a total of 33,327 requests for transportation through the exception application.
0:55:41
But we, again, we bus 14,152 because a lot of these as students which traverse have their busing through their IAPs and through gradient distance eligibility.
Rita Joseph
0:55:51
But how many of them have received the bus?
0:55:53
That's the question.
Glenn Risbrook
0:55:54
Yeah.
0:55:54
I'm I'm not aware of a chair of of any student that if we didn't have bus service available to them within 7 to 10 days, but not offered rideshare to to fill that gap.
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So I'm not aware of anyone who's not has not been provided transportation yet.
Rita Joseph
0:56:09
I will forward all the emails to you.
Glenn Risbrook
0:56:12
Please.
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And I will You've
Rita Joseph
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testified you have a 128 transportation nurse this year.
0:56:16
How many students have IEPs mandating a transportation nurse?
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I I needed that number.
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My nurse?
Dr. Cheryl Lawrence
0:56:30
There are a 100 about a 128 on it.
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A 128 transportation nurses.
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For the school year.
Rita Joseph
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And how many started the school year without a nurse?
Dr. Cheryl Lawrence
0:56:41
I was mentioned before I don't have that that number for you.
Rita Joseph
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And you'll get back to me.
UNKNOWN
0:56:45
We will definitely
Rita Joseph
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get back
Chad Royer
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to you.
Rita Joseph
0:56:46
And I will write up for a follow-up.
0:56:48
Currently still waiting to be assigned a a nurse on a mandate bus, how many is waiting for an assignment?
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How many students?
Dr. Cheryl Lawrence
0:56:57
That I do not know as well.
Rita Joseph
0:56:59
And you will have I will take it and you will have that before me.
0:57:05
If you've never come before me, I like when people come before me, they're prepared.
0:57:09
And I usually send the questions in advance for me, there's no excuse.
Dr. Cheryl Lawrence
0:57:13
Understood.
0:57:13
Thank you.
0:57:14
Thank you.
