New York City public school budgetoriginally proposed at least temporarily as a legal battle to undo hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts We plan to return tostate court.
The "automatic suspension" confirmed on Tuesday suspended last week's state Supreme Court decision tothe education sector's $31 billion operating budget was voided pending a higher court hearing.
"Just weeks before classes were scheduled to begin, the order caused massive confusion about how the DOE and her 1,400 principals could actually prepare for the looming school year. has occurred," the city's attorney wrote in the appeal.
"Over the long term, the injunction could push the DOE over its funding levels, but this may not be possible or it may simply run out of funding midway through the year. ' they added.
The stay is scheduled until at least August 29, when oral arguments will be held.
Reduction is a small percentage of the DOE's overall budget, but it is a large portion of individual principal allocations. According to City Comptroller's analysis, this reduction equates to a savings of about $402,456 per individual school budget, or his 8% of what a principal spends on staff and programs.
As a result, schools Still holding the taxpayer's dime Cutting arts and after-school programs.
According to court documents, the DOE estimates that principals will be making about 3,500 "budget moves" each day this summer, from hiring and moving staff to ordering goods and services.
"The injunction will throw thousands of these actions and their underlying decision-making into chaos at the 11th hour," the city's attorneys wrote.
Proponents argue that appealing the lawsuit would perpetuate uncertainty and interfere with the principal's plans for the next school year.
Lyle's decision could put the DOE in the "unacceptable position of being court-ordered to spend money it doesn't have for a year."
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander found that an estimated $505.6 million in federal COVID aid allocated last year has not yet been committed,but the city denied that additional funds were available.
"Turn back the clock on spending as if this year never happened, by pretending that the DOE is still under federal pandemic easing and that student enrollment remains at historical levels. is at the very least precarious," wrote a city attorney.
Plaintiffs' attorneys did not immediately return requests for comment.
