NYC officials expect ‘thousands’ of migrant students to arrive in next couple weeks: sourceBy Bernadette Hogan and David Propper
August 7, 2023
Big Apple officials are bracing for “thousands and thousands” more migrants to soon arrive in what’s being described as one of the most challenging waves yet — because it will include a massive amount of kids, City Hall sources said Monday.
State and city education leaders gathered virtually Monday to prepare for the expected huge influx of new students, a well-placed source told The Post.
The noon Zoom meeting was attended by state Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa, New York City School Chancellor David Banks and other officials scrambling to address the issue as the new school year quickly approaches, according to sources.
During the meeting – which was requested by Rosa, according to a source – there was talk about scattering the onslaught of newly arriving migrant families outside of Gotham in upstate New York communities, the source said.
“City Hall has been in touch with the governor’s office about how to disperse some of them across counties,” a source said. “The city became aware this morning of a very large influx — thousands and thousands of additional migrants.
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https://nypost.com/2023/08/07/nyc-officials-expect-huge-influx-of-migrant-students-to-arrive-in-next-couple-weeks-source/
