Seven 50-Foot Scrolls To Mayor Bloomberg With More Than 18,000 Signatures Opposing Classroom Cuts
Parents, students and community members delivered an enormous petition to Mayor Bloomberg, signed by more than 18,000 New Yorkers opposing city cuts to schools. The scrolls were rolled down the steps of City Hall with the names of the petition signers, and the scrolls extended across the City Hall courtyard. The groups called on Mayor Bloomberg and City Council to reject the Mayor’s proposal to slash $350 million from classrooms by eliminating more than 6,000 teaching positions as well as afterschool programs, arts programs, tutoring, sports, counseling, professional development and other