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Council Member Restler's frustration and call for action on school librarians
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Council Member Restler expresses his disappointment with the current state of school librarians in NYC and calls for immediate action to address the issue.
- Restler acknowledges the DOE representatives' likely support for more librarians
- He emphasizes his disappointment with the administration's outcomes regarding librarians
- Restler calls for increased efforts in hiring and resource allocation for librarians
- He suggests the state education department should intervene to ensure compliance with state law
Lincoln Restler
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Yeah.
1:51:12
Look.
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I I imagine you're two of the people in the Department of Education who most want more librarians in our schools care about this, and are advocating for it, and you're probably annoyed that I'm badgering you and being a jerk.
1:51:24
You're the people who are sent up here to represent the administration, and we're disappointed by the outcomes in the administration.
1:51:28
I'm disappointed.
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I'll speak for in a single first person single.
1:51:31
Disappointed by the outcomes in this administration and the lack of the presence of librarians in our schools.
1:51:35
It's not personal.
1:51:36
I apologize if if if it came across that way.
1:51:39
I just wanna be clear, the outcomes are deeply problematic, and they're not work it's like a serious problem, and we need to bring attention to this issue.
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We need more librarians in our schools.
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We need to make an effort on hiring.
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We need to dedicate the necessary resources.
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We are out of compliance with state law.
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We need the state education department to start stepping up and stepping in and forcing the DOE to do its job, which is to ensure that we have a librarian in every single school.
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Thank you very much.