David Perecman Praises New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio for Signing Avonte’s Law
New York, New York (PRWEB) August 12, 2014 -- New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio signed "Avonte's Law," aimed at keeping students with special needs safe while they are at school. The new law requires the city's Department of Education (DOE) to evaluate outside doors on public schools to determine which of them should be alarmed. The law is named for Avonte Oquendo, the 14-year-old autistic boy who died after walking out of his school in October, reported CBS News(8.7.14).
The new law gives priority to adding alarms at elementary schools and to District 75 schools which serve students with special needs. The evaluation must be completed by May 30 of 2015, and the DOE must submit a report to the City Council with a timeline for alarm installation, reported CBS News.
“This law will provide another layer of protection for children. School safety is not only important for autistic children, but for all children,” said David Perecman, the lawyer for the family of Avonte Oquendo.
Avonte had walked away from his school in Long Island City on October 4, 2013 and his body was found in the East River in January. The exact cause of his death was unable to be determined.
Earlier in the year, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced a federal bill (S.2386), also known as "Avonte's Law," which would finance a program to provide optional locating devices that could be worn by children with autism.
“Parents should never have to worry about their children’s safety in schools,” said Perecman. “I thank Mayor De Blasio for signing the bill that will help keep children safe. The importance of this bill cannot be underestimated.”
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The CBS News story cited is “De Blasio Signs ‘Avonte’s Law’ On Alarms For School Doors.”
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