Brooklyn, NY – Council Member Simcha Felder (D – Brooklyn) hosted an event on Wednesday evening that brought together administrators from thirty-five yeshivas and representatives of the New York Police Department to discuss ways to improve security at local yeshivas.
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“Events like these foster an important ongoing dialogue between school administrators and the NYPD that is absolutely vital to ensuring our children’s safety,” said Felder.
An NYPD detective and one officer took questions and explained methods for heightening security such as improved lighting, locked gates, guards and detailed emergency plans. The NYPD also made itself available to conduct safety evaluations of individual yeshivas.
Community members as well as representatives from Shomrim took part in the event.
“When the City isn’t providing non-public schools with the same security measures that they provide public schools, such as security cameras and guards, non-public schools need to be extra vigilant,” added Felder.
Councilman Felder authored legislation introduced in 2008 that would direct the Department of Education, upon the request of a non-public school, to provide children who attend these schools with the same security services made available to children attending public schools.
GEVALDIG!!
Election day is getting near you see all politicians starting to work but don’t be fooled
Attention all yeahivos and shuls!
Please spend some of the money you collect from us, on the best security cameras systems you can buy. I’m tired of talking about how terrible things are after the attacks; let’s catch these haters on tape and I mean clear, high tech tapes. We want to know who hates us and what their names are and where they live and who they live with. But first, we have to catch them.
get security in all yeshivas, against child molesters and everything else will fall into place
Mr. Felder, i called up your office regarding this very same important issue. Thank you for taking action and don’t stop until something is actually done to keep our kids safe.
I was at the meeting and all I can say, Felder keep up the good work for our mosdos and children.
I would like to ask that more of these meetings should take place.
was crown heights yeshiva admins there? or was crown heights left out of the loop again…..