Under New York State’s proposed new regulations, NYS considers students in ‘non-equivalent’ schools truant. Penalties to parents can even include jail time.
Go to Voice.Agudah.org to submit a letter expressing your objection to the proposed New York State Substantial Equivalency regulations. You can also submit a comment by emailing [email protected], or by texting START to 888.595.1529.
What are the specific issues with the proposed regulations, and what can be done to fix them? Click here to read a detailed article written by Rabbi Moshe Hauer, executive vice president of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), and Michael A. Helfand, Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law and Religion at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law and Visiting Professor at Yale Law School, in First Things.
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