Q&A
Incorporating subway surfing dangers into school curriculum
1:28:28
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about how New York City Public Schools incorporate the dangers of subway surfing into existing health and safety curriculum. Officials discuss their approach and plans:
- Schools are working with partners to design curricula addressing subway surfing
- A working group meets every two weeks to develop resources and curriculum
- The curriculum will include information about dangers and consequences of subway surfing
- Officials are engaging diversion programs and non-profits for input on curriculum structure
- The importance of involving young people in curriculum development is emphasized
- The goal is to create resource guides that teachers can use in classrooms
Rita Joseph
1:28:28
Okay.
1:28:29
How does, New York City Public Schools, incorporate danger of subway surfing into exist existing health and safety curriculum?
1:28:35
If so, at what grade level again?
Kevin Dantzler
1:28:42
We are working with partners to design curricula.
1:28:45
In fact, every 2 weeks we have a working group for subway surfing that in consists of a number of different agencies, and we invite guests to give us input and expertise.
1:28:54
We've engaged, diversion programs, not for profits who work with some populations that engage in subway surfing to get their ideas about how we can structure a curriculum and resource guides that teachers can use in classrooms to make sure that they are able to let the students know before they engage in subway surfing about its dangers and its consequences.
Rita Joseph
1:29:15
I hope you're engaging some young people to sit at the table as well as you develop this curriculum because it's about them.
1:29:20
Absolutely.
UNKNOWN
1:29:20
So I
Rita Joseph
1:29:21
hope you're planning with them as well.
