Issue Position: Children/Education
Issue Position
Assemblyman Nick Perry always puts children first. Assemblyman Perry firmly believes that every child in our great city and across New York State who attends our public schools has a right to an educational environment in which he or she can perform and achieve to the height of their capability and be exposed to the best quality education which will adequately prepare them for an endless future of success. Assemblyman Perry was a fervently supported the Campaign for Fiscal Equity's (CFE), the landmark lawsuit against New York State which charged that the state's school finance system under-funded New York City public schools and denied its students their constitutional right. The court's 2006 ruling required New York State to allocate over $4 billion more for annual operating expenses for city schools,plus, add a over $9 billion capital improvement plan for building projects, over the next five years.
One of Assemblyman Perry's top initiatives is to make certain that every public school student receives proper schooling in music and the arts.
Assemblyman Perry believes exposing our youth to the arts can nurture the intellectual process and improve academic performance. Assemblyman Perry has funded music and arts programs in many schools in his district; including PS 219, PS 233, PS 181, IS 211 and IS 285. In an effort to ensure the safety of our children,
Assemblyman Perry introduced "Clarente's Law" named for Clarente Turner, a six-year-old constituent who was struck and killed by an automobile while holding his mother's hand waiting to cross the street after school; Clarente's Law would create traffic safety zones within a 200-yard radius around all schools in New York City.Under the legislation, penalties for traffic violations in these designated school safety zones would be doubled for certain moving violations.These increased fines would serve as a deterrent to potential reckless drivers and decrease the chance of the motor vehicle tragedies that too often befall the citizens of our communities.
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